To Which Point in a Planetary Orbit Does the Word

question 343

Multiple Choice

To which point in a planetary orbit does the word aphelion refer?

• A) the precise center of the orbit
• B) the point farthest from the Sun
• C) the "other" focus (the one not occupied by the Sun)
• D) the point closest to the Sun

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Definitions:

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