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ALMultiple Choice

The Solar System

Question 1 • PAW SUMMER 18 ASTRONOMY

Which objects have the most similar eccentricities?

Answer
A
Earth and Neptune
B
Mercury and Mars
C
Saturn and Venus
D
Jupiter and Uranus

Explanation

Jupiter’s orbital eccentricity is about 0.049, and Uranus’s is about 0.047, a difference of only about 0.002. That is smaller than the difference for any other pair, so Jupiter and Uranus have the most similar eccentricities.

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