The right option must be option (B).
Since the orbit of the earth is only 3% oblate, it is closer to a circle.
Kepler's Laws:
According to Kepler's laws of planetary motion:
- The planets each travel along an ellipse with the sun at one focus.
- The line joining the sun and the planets sweep out equal areas in equal time intervals.
- The square of the period of the revolution of the planets equals the cube of the planet's mean distance from the sun.
So according to Kepler's law, it would seem that the answer must be option A. And it can be the right choice generally.
But the orbit of earth is only 3% oblate, which means it is only 3% an ellipse, so the orbit of the earth is closer to a circle. So the right option must be option B.
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