Astronomical Terms 4.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? AstronomyGCSEEdexcel Created by: Samantha SonugaCreated on: 14-05-13 20:11 ellipses These are slightly squashed circles. They are the shape in which all the planets orbit the Sun 1 of 6 ecliptic This is the name for the plane of the Earth's orbit 2 of 6 Zodiacal Band As the planets are only inclined to the ecliptic by a few degrees; they appear to move though a narrow band of the sky called the Zodiacal Band 3 of 6 inferior planets These are planets closer to the Sun than the one you are describing. The Earth's inferior planets are Mercury and Venus. 4 of 6 superior planets The planets that are further away from the Sun that the one you are describing. For Earth this would be: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune 5 of 6 greatest eastern elongation (GEE) This is the position of an inferior planet when the angle between the planet 6 of 6
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