Difference between revisions of "Periareion"

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'''The point at which a body's orbit makes it's closest approach to Mars.'''
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'''The point at which a body in Mars orbit comes closest to Mars,''' i.e. the [[periapsis]] of a body in Mars orbit.
  
 
The point at which a body's orbit is farthest from Mars is known as [[Apoareion]]
 
The point at which a body's orbit is farthest from Mars is known as [[Apoareion]]

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Definition

The point at which a body in Mars orbit comes closest to Mars, i.e. the periapsis of a body in Mars orbit.

The point at which a body's orbit is farthest from Mars is known as Apoareion