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Venus has the least eccentric (most nearly circular) orbit
of the eight in our solar system.
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What 2 planets have the most circular orbits?
venus and pluto
What 2 planets have most circular orbits?
venus and pluto
What two planets has the most circular orbits?
Pluto and Abby University
Who thought that the earth was the centre of the universe and that the planets had circular orbits?
Ptolemy, but he was wrong the sun is in the center and planets have elliptical orbits.
Why your planets revolve in elliptical orbit rather than circular orbit?
Circular orbits are unstable; any outside influence (i.e. other planets) will distort them. Elliptical orbits are self adjusting.
Why was Kepler not satisfied with the circle he calculated to fit most of the observed locations of mars?
The orbits of the planets, including Mars, are eliptical, not circular. Keplers observed positions did not fit a circular orbit. The differences led him to discover that the orbits were not circular, but eliptical.
If the planets' orbits were circular would their distance from the sun always be the same?
Yes. However, the orbits of all planets are elliptical. Some planets, like Earth, have a very low "eccentricity", which is a measure of how non-circular they are. Earth's orbit is not quite circular, but fairly close. Other planets, like Mars, have more eccentric orbits, and their perihelion and aphelion distances are substantially different.
What has elliptical orbits?
As an elliptical orbit is any orbit that isn't perfectly circular, everything has an elliptical orbit. The planets Mercury and Pluto have the most elliptical orbits of the planets, and are easily seen to be oval shaped. Comets also have highly elliptical orbits.
What evidence do you have that the planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun and not in circular orbits?
Elliptical orbits of the planets around the sun actually match what we observe. Newton's Theory of Universal Gravitation states that planets will move around the sun in elliptical orbits.
Does all planets have elliptical orbits?
Yes, none of the planets in our solar system have exactly circular orbits, though some are more eccentric than others.
Who proposed the circular orbits of the planets around the sun in the 1500s?
Nicolas Copernicus.
Are the orbit of planets circular and How may their path be best described?
The orbits of planets are not quite circular. They are slightly elliptical. An ellipse is like a circle which has been squished.
