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Summary
The orbit of Mercury - ecliptic views. 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)
- Orientation
- The Sun in the centre.
- Yellow segment points toward the vernal point.
- View from the ecliptic (bottom) and from ~5 degrees above
Data Source
- For planets: Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Keplerian Elements for Approximate Positions of the Major Planets
Description |
The orbit of Mercury -ecliptic views |
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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