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Summary
Orbit of Mercury - Polar view. Generated by a program written by Eurocommuter.
Graph
- Orbits - Mercury in yellow
- For reference a circular orbit with the same semi-major axis in grey
 
- The orbit plotted in brighter colours above the ecliptic and darker below.
- Major axis drawn showing perihelion (q) and aphelion (Q)
- Mercury - Positions show avery 5 days before and after the perihelion on May 20, 2006
- For illustration the size of the sphere is inversley proportional to the distance from the Sun.
 
- Orientation - The Sun in the centre.
- Yellow segment points toward the vernal point.
- View from the above the ecliptic (North Pole)
 
Data Source
- For planets: Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Keplerian Elements for Approximate Positions of the Major Planets
| Description | The orbit of Mercury -polar view | 
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| Source | Plotted by a program written by the User:Eurocommuter | 
| Date | 6 May 2006 | 
| Author | User:Eurocommuter | 
| Permission | see Licence tag | 
Licensing
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File links
- Mercury (planet)
- User:Eurocommuter/test



