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Earth's orbit is not highly elliptical; it has a modest eccentricity of 0.0167. An eccentricity of zero defines a perfectly circular orbit. Pluto's eccentricity is 0.248, and Mercury's is 0.2056. Neptune's largest moon, Triton, has as perfectly circular an orbit as can currently be measured. See link for more.

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