Eccentricity (IMAGE)

Trinity College Dublin

Eccentricity

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Eccentricity of the Earth's orbit around the Sun. The fluctuation between a nearly circular and elliptical orbit drives cyclic changes in the Earth's environment, including the global carbon cycle.

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Marisa Storm

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