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The image below shows motion, or when a planet travels relative to the fixed stars. Planet's orbit Earth's orbit Sun

          The image below shows ______ motion, or when a planet travels ______ relative to the fixed stars.
Planet's orbit
Earth's orbit
Sun

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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The image shows retrograde motion, which means that the planet is traveling backwards relative to the fixed stars. So the correct answer is "retrograde, backwards". Show more…

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