Laboratory 04 - Orbit of Mars
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135°
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182°
01/05
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VERNAL EQUINOX
SUN
EARTH'S ORBIT
FIGURE 4
Calculate the length of semimajor axis of the orbit of Mars in A.U. Remember that on our drawing that 5 cm = 1 A.U. = $1.5 \times 10^8$ km. To convert from cm to AU, divide the value in cm above by 5 cm/A.U.