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It is however not circular, it only looks more circular than that of Mars.

It is elliptical, or oval. An oval can be described as a circle with 2 centers. In the case of a planet, the sun ocupies one of these 2 centers. As a consequence, there is a maximum and a minimum ditance to the sun.

A circle can be considered as a special oval, where both centers are in the same place.

In the case of Venus, the two centers are near and the distance from the sun varies only 1%, it looks therefore more like a circle than the orbit of Mars which distance from the sun varies 17 %.

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