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What shape is the orbit of Mercury?
Why do you think the Sun is not at the center of Mercury’s orbit?
What did you notice about the motion of Mercury in its orbit?
Click on each highlighted section and record the area. What do you notice about each area?
Click on the “Toggle Major Axes” button. Record any observation regarding the perihelion distance (Rp) and the aphelion distance (Ra).

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The shape of mercury orbit is egg and the second questions is basically Like Venus, Mercury orbits the Sun within Earth's orbit as an inferior planet, and its apparent distance from the Sun as viewed from Earth never exceeds 28°. This proximity to the Sun means the planet can only be seen near the western horizon after sunset or eastern horizon before sunrise, usually in twilight.

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