Concept
Eccentric Orbit
A highly elongated elliptical orbit.
An orbit with eccentricity significantly greater than zero, producing large differences between closest and farthest distances.
Overview
An orbit with eccentricity significantly greater than zero, producing large differences between closest and farthest distances.
See also
Perigee
The closest point in an Earth-centred orbit.
Apogee
The farthest point in an Earth-centred orbit.
Obliquity
The tilt of a planet's axis to its orbit.
Tidal Circularization
Tides smoothing out elliptical orbits.
The Big Bang
How everything began, 13.8 billion years ago.
Black Holes
Regions where gravity stops light itself.