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Keplers laws.

Kepler deduced that the planets orbit about the sun in an elliptical pattern described by the mass at one focus of two. When the planet (or any satellite for that matter) is closer to the extreme of the ellipse closer to the "real mass" focus, it will travel faster through space, however, when going about the opposite extreme, it will travel slower. The ratio at which this happens is difficult to describe but I will say that the planet will cover the same amount of "area" with the "massive" focus as a center as anywhere else.

The reason that it is an ellipse and not a circle? well, the chances of a stranded loner mass enters the gravitational field of a greater mas at just the right angle and a just the right speed are very small. An ellipse is simply easier to manage, at least for nature.

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