SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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Question
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Which planet has the largest eccentricity?
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Neptune
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Earth
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Mercury
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Venus
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mercury has the greatest orbital eccentricity of any planet in the Solar System (e = 0.2056).
Detailed explanation-2: -Mercury has the most eccentric orbit of all the planets in the Solar System; its eccentricity is 0.21 with its distance from the Sun ranging from 46, 000, 000 to 70, 000, 000 km (29, 000, 000 to 43, 000, 000 mi).
Detailed explanation-3: -Pluto and Mercury are the planets with the most eccentric orbits in our Solar System.
Detailed explanation-4: -Orbits of most planets are eccentric. Earth’s orbit is slightly eccentric, whereas Mercury’s orbit is the most eccentric because it is the closest planet to the Sun.
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