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Orbit and Orbital Plane
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What are axis and orbit?
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Axis
: The axis of the Earth is an imaginary line joining the North Pole with the South Pole. It makes an angle of
66
1
2
∘
with its orbital plane.
Orbit
: Orbit is the elliptical path on which heavenly bodies move around the sun or a planet.
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