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Our Solar System
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Calculate the eccentricity
Eccentricity = measure of how flattened a planets orbit is Calculate the eccentricity of the ellipse below: length of major axis Formula: eccentricity = distance between foci length of major axis
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What do the eccentricity values tell us?
The closer the eccentricity is to zero the rounder the orbit Eccentricity of zero = perfect circle The closer the eccentricity is to 1 the flatter the orbit Eccentricity of 1 = a straight line
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Which planet has the most
perfectly circular orbit? Venus
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Area A = Area B Area C
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Which are more dense? Jovian or terrestrial
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