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Showing posts with label Milankovitchcycles. Show all posts
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Sunday, October 4, 2020

Apsidal Precession

 


Planets orbiting the Sun follow elliptical (oval) orbits that rotate gradually over time (apsidal precession). The eccentricity of this ellipse, as well as the rate of precession, is exaggerated for visualisation. (Source: Wikipedia)

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