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When to Use the YORP Effect 3D Explorer

Last reviewed: 2026-08-13

Open the YORP Effect 3D Explorer when you want a hands-on answer to how sunlight torque on an irregular asteroid's asymmetric facets changes its spin rate, why that is a different mechanism from the Yarkovsky effect's orbit drift, and what a real measured spin-up rate looks like.

Sessions this explorer fits

Students learning why the YORP and Yarkovsky effects are both real but different non-gravitational mechanisms, readers who want to see a real measured spin-up rate on a named asteroid, and anyone comparing torque-driven spin change against force-driven orbit change all get a direct, hands-on answer here.

Sessions this explorer does not fit

Sessions this page does not fit are learning how the same underlying mechanism - thermal-lag re-emission - shifts an asteroid's orbit instead of its spin, which is on the Yarkovsky Effect 3D Explorer; or an impulsive gravity-assist maneuver, which is on the Gravitational Slingshot 3D Explorer. Walk through the controls in the step-by-step guide.

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Last updated: Aug 13, 2026

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