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Q&A Can a planet with 2/3 Orbital eccentricity sustain life?

The eccentricity of an orbit is defined as $e = \frac{r_{a} - r_{p}}{r_{a} + r_{p}}$ where $r_{a}$ and $r_{p}$ are the distances to the farthest and closest points of the planet's orbit from the star. If $e = 2 / 3$ , ...

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