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The planet with the highest eccentricity (in other words the most stretched or elongated ellipse) in our solar system is Mercury, with an eccentricity of about 0.21. (Pluto's is higher but is no longer considered a true planet).
By contrast, Venus is the most nearly a perfect circle with an eccentricity of about 0.007.
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The planet with the most elliptical or oval-shaped orbit is Mercury. Its orbit is highly elongated, with a high eccentricity of 0.21. This means that Mercury's distance from the Sun varies significantly throughout its orbit, causing extreme temperature fluctuations on the planet's surface.
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How is the orbit of asteroids compare to the orbits of planets?
Comets have sharply turning, elliptical, oval-like orbits, as opposed to the rounder, more circular shape of a planet's orbit
Does the orbit is very elliptical?
No the planet's orbits are not VERY elliptical but yes, they are somewhat elliptical. They are not just rotating in a circle. More like an oval.
An oval like shape that is used to describe the orbit of planets?
Mars, and all the other planets, have oval-shaped, or eliptical, orbits.
How do the orbit of planets differ from the orbit of moons?
A planet orbits a star. A moon orbits a planet or dwarf planet.
What is the biggest planet that orbits your sun?
Jupiter is the largest known planet which orbits the Sun.
Even though orbits are ellipes what shape is a typical planet's orbits most like?
Planetry orbits are elliptical. Most planet's orbits are nearly circular apart from Mercury and Pluto.
How is the orbit of asteroids compare to the orbits of planets?
Comets have sharply turning, elliptical, oval-like orbits, as opposed to the rounder, more circular shape of a planet's orbit
Does the orbit is very elliptical?
No the planet's orbits are not VERY elliptical but yes, they are somewhat elliptical. They are not just rotating in a circle. More like an oval.
Which planet orbits our sun most quickly?
Mercury
Why is a moon not a planet?
A planet orbits a star such as the sun. A moon orbits a planet.
How is planet different from moon?
A planet orbits a star whereas a moon orbits a planet.
Is a planet a moon?
No. A moon orbits around a planet. A planet orbits around the sun.
Which moon orbits farthest from its planet?
The moon that orbits farthest from its planet is Calisto. Calisto is also the most heavily cratered object in the entire solar system.
What is something in the solar system that orbits a planet?
A moon orbits a planet.
Why are orbits of planets oval?
Orbits of planets are oval, or elliptical, because one point in the orbit where Earth is closest to the Sun, and another is farthest from the Sun. Therefore making it oval. Hope that makes sense.
What moves in a circle around a planet or star?
A planet orbits a sun, a moon orbits a planet
An oval like shape that is used to describe the orbit of planets?
Mars, and all the other planets, have oval-shaped, or eliptical, orbits.
