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Explain why the aphelion distance of a planet in an elliptical orbit is always…
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
Explain why the aphelion distance of a planet in an elliptical orbit is always greater than its perihelion distance.
Related theory
Planetary Motion & Orbits
Gravitation
Kepler's laws
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
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