Re:Did plants cause one of Earth’s great extinctions?
by aaronblohowiak on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @04:15PM
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For people who don't know -- earth's orbit is more like a circle than an elipse. The tilt of the earth is responsible for most seasonal variation we see on earth. IIRC, Mars has more of a difference between ahelion and perihelion and that impacts seasonal variation there much more.
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Re:Did plants cause one of Earth’s great extinctions?
by mogigoma on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @04:46PM
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The term here, if anyone wants to look into it, is "orbital eccentricity". Here's a table listing the eccentricities of the various planets: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/glossary...