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Use the following values, where needed:
Mars has a perihelion distance of 204,520,000 km and an aphelion distance of 246,280,000 km.
(a) Use these data to calculate the eccentricity, and compare your answer to the value given in Table 10.6.1.
(b) Find the period of Mars.
(c) Choose a polar
(d) Use a graphing utility to generate the orbit of Mars from the equation obtained in part (c).
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