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stephzh

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A major surprise from space exploration is that ________ exists at the poles of both Mercury and our Moon.
 
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How does Kepler's First Law refine the Copernican model greatly?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

Copernicus, like the Greeks, thought all orbits were circular. But when Kepler used elliptical orbits, particularly with Mars and Mercury, the theory fit the actual observations of planetary motion much better than did the old Ptolemaic one.


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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