Difference between revisions of "Perigee"

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'''The point in which a body's orbit makes it's closest approach to the Earth.'''
 
'''The point in which a body's orbit makes it's closest approach to the Earth.'''
  
The point at which a body's orbit is farthest from the Earth is known as [[Apogee
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The point at which a body's orbit is farthest from the Earth is known as [[Apogee]]
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[[Category:Orbital Mechanics]]
 
[[Category:Orbital Mechanics]]

Revision as of 10:56, 6 October 2007

Definition

The point in which a body's orbit makes it's closest approach to the Earth.

The point at which a body's orbit is farthest from the Earth is known as Apogee