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== Definition ==
 
 
 
'''The point at which a body's orbit makes it's closest approach to the Sun.'''
 
'''The point at which a body's orbit makes it's closest approach to the Sun.'''
  
 
The point at which a body's orbit is farthest from the Sun is known as [[Aphelion]]
 
The point at which a body's orbit is farthest from the Sun is known as [[Aphelion]]
  
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== Notes ==
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== Martian perihelion is during the southern hemisphere's summer.  Since Mars has a fairly elliptical orbit, this means that the southern summer is short, and the southern winter is longer (than the northern hemisphere). ==
  
 
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[[Category:Orbit]]

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Definition

The point at which a body's orbit makes it's closest approach to the Sun.

The point at which a body's orbit is farthest from the Sun is known as Aphelion

Notes

Martian perihelion is during the southern hemisphere's summer. Since Mars has a fairly elliptical orbit, this means that the southern summer is short, and the southern winter is longer (than the northern hemisphere).