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Why are the orbits of planets only nearly circular and not perfectly circular?
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Why are the orbits of planets only nearly circular and not perfectly circular?

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As the planets mass distribution around the sun changes, the point which the planets orbit changes slightly, disrupting any circular orbits

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because postulates that the force of gravity weakens as the square of the distance between the two objects

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