Earth's orbit

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• Earth to orbit — (ETO) describes the process or means of placing a payload into an orbit around the Earth. Traditionally this has used rockets, however ETO can also include much more exotic forms of transportation such as railguns and hypersonic cannons and Space …   Wikipedia

• Earth's orbit — In astronomy, The Earth s Orbit involves the Earth orbiting the Sun at an average distance of about 150 million kilometers every 365.2564 mean solar days (1 sidereal year). From Earth, this gives an apparent movement of the Sun with respect to… …   Wikipedia

• Earth’s orbit — Žemės orbita statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Earth’s orbit; terrestrial orbit vok. Erdbahn, f; Erdumlaufbahn, f rus. земная орбита, f; орбита Земли, f pranc. orbite de la Terre, f; orbite terrestre, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• Earth orbit (disambiguation) — Earth orbit may refer to * The orbit of the earth around the sun. See under Earth. * The orbit of other objects around the earth. See Geocentric orbit …   Wikipedia

• Earth — This article is about the planet. For other uses, see Earth (disambiguation). Earth   …   Wikipedia

• Earth impact hazard — ▪ astronomy Introduction  the danger of collision posed by astronomical small bodies whose orbits (orbit) around the Sun carry them near Earth. These objects include the rocky asteroids and their larger fragments and the icy nuclei of comets.… …   Universalium

• Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry       The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …   Universalium

• Earth observation satellite — An Earth observation satellite, ERS 2 Earth observation satellites are satellites specifically designed to observe Earth from orbit, similar to reconnaissance satellites but intended for non military uses such as environmental monitoring,… …   Wikipedia

• orbit — 01. Aristotle believed that the heavenly bodies moved only in circular [orbits] at a uniform speed. 02. In 1962, two Soviet spacecraft circled earth in adjacent [orbits], and were in visual and radio contact. 03. Some astronomers believe Pluto s… …   Grammatical examples in English

• earth — noun 1 the world ADJECTIVE ▪ the entire, the whole VERB + EARTH ▪ circle, orbit ▪ satellites orbiting the earth ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• orbit — orbitary, adj. /awr bit/, n. 1. the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun. 2. the usual course of one s life or range of one s activities. 3. the sphere of power or …   Universalium