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If one precisely ploted the orbit of the earth in a given year, could one tell by looking at the plot, when the earth came it's closest to Jupiter? It's my understanding a planet, especially Jupiter with it's great mass, will slightly peturb another planet most noticably at their closest approach. If so, how far in meters does Jupiter pull the earth temporarily out of it's normal orbit?
Re: Does Jupiter peturb the earth's orbit when it is closest?
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