Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL On average, Mercury is the closest planet to Earth — and to every other planet in the solar systemen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1233arrow-down15cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.onlinetodayilearned@zerobytes.monster
arrow-up1228arrow-down1external-linkTIL On average, Mercury is the closest planet to Earth — and to every other planet in the solar systemen.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square26fedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.onlinetodayilearned@zerobytes.monster
minus-squareNJSpradlin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month 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-squaremecfs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agohope my shitty drawing helps (replying from my alt)
minus-squareNJSpradlin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 month 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?
hope my shitty drawing helps
(replying from my alt)
Your bar napkin math has convinced me.
Edit: original commenter, here is your answer.