Don_Dickle to Today I LearnedEnglish • 28 days agoTIL On average, Mercury is the closest planet to Earth — and to every other planet in the solar systemen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26arrow-up1234arrow-down15
arrow-up1229arrow-down1external-linkTIL On average, Mercury is the closest planet to Earth — and to every other planet in the solar systemen.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle to Today I LearnedEnglish • 28 days agomessage-square26
minus-square@NJSpradlinlinkEnglish2•28 days agoThanks, you fell into the trap. But, how would Mercury be further on average if we assumed circular orbits and the planets were on the same plane?
minus-square@NJSpradlinlinkEnglish4•edit-228 days agoYour bar napkin math has convinced me. Edit: original commenter, here is your answer.
Thanks, you fell into the trap. But, how would Mercury be further on average if we assumed circular orbits and the planets were on the same plane?
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Your bar napkin math has convinced me.
Edit: original commenter, here is your answer.