The Distance Between a Planet's Aphelion Point and Its Perihelion

question 149

Multiple Choice

The distance between a planet's aphelion point and its perihelion point is

• A) the semimajor axis of its ellipse.
• B) twice the semimajor axis of its ellipse.
• C) the eccentricity of its ellipse.
• D) twice the eccentricity of its ellipse.

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