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It should have. A 100 km X 30 km looks like elliptical orbit to me.
by yumraj 7y ago
It should have.
A 100 km X 30 km looks like elliptical orbit to me.
- saagarjha 7y agoThat's not really all that elliptical, especially compared to the eccentricity that the original orbit has. Also note that that figure was for the lander, not the orbiter.
- lmilcin 7y agoEVERY orbit is elliptical. 100km X 30km are ELEVATIONS, meaning the real orbit is diameter of Moon + 100km X diameter of Moon + 30km. If you had this scaled and drawn on a sheet of you would need very accurate instrument to detect any deviation from perfect circle.
- mywittyname 7y ago> real orbit is diameter of Moon + 100km X diameter of Moon + 30km. 3,574km X 3,504km That helped me a bit.
- lmilcin 7y agoSo maybe not so precise instrument, but still, if this was 15cm ellipse the difference would be about 1mm.
- yumraj 7y agoYes, that makes sense. 100km x 30km orbit around moon, what was I thinking - facepalm (－‸ლ)