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Eccentricity half

Diagram of Earth’s orbit Eccentricity.

Eccentricity refers to whether the Earth’s orbit is more or less circular – it changes between the two over a period of 100,000 years. This shows eccentricity half.

Rights: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Robert Simmon
Published:21 June 2007Size: 30.78 KB