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Summary

The orbit of Mercury - ecliptic views. Generated by a program written by Eurocommuter.

Graph

Orbits
- Mercury in yellow
- For reference a circular orbit with the same semi-major axis in grey

The orbit plotted in brighter colours above the ecliptic and darker below.
Major axis drawn showing perihelion (q) and aphelion (Q)
Orientation
- The Sun in the centre.
- Yellow segment points toward the vernal point.
- View from the ecliptic (bottom) and from ~5 degrees above

Data Source

For planets: Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Keplerian Elements for Approximate Positions of the Major Planets

Description	The orbit of Mercury -ecliptic views
Date	6 May 2006
Source	Plotted by a program written by the User:Eurocommuter
Author	User:Eurocommuter
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