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And of course I stupidly used the wrong term for perihelion. Perigee refers to the closest point to EARTH not the SUN.
by anonymousiam 10y ago
And of course I stupidly used the wrong term for perihelion. Perigee refers to the closest point to EARTH not the SUN.
- kbutler 10y agoBut at this distance, it is the same... -- Robert Heinlein A little less the same than Heinlein's original context, though Pluto was involved there, too. Anybody catch the reference?
- metaobject 10y agoYour statement may still be correct, though.
- isostatic 10y agoJust stick with periapsis and thank Kerbel for making it easier to understand basic principles of orbits.