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Is the perimeter of a planet's orbit determined by how big or small it is or how hot the sun makes the planets?
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∙ 14y ago
NO, the orbit of any planet or moon is determined by the size of the two objects involved (example: the Earth and the Sun) and the distance between those two objects: the closer the objects are to each other and the bigger one of the objects is, the stronger the gravitational pull ( large objects have stronger forces on other smaller objects).
The orbit of a planet has nothing to do with the Sun's heat.
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