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By the astronomical definition of the word "orbit", no. Earth does circle Mercury though (and Mercury circles Earth). In terms of this post - I suppose techni
by shhsshs 9mo ago
By the astronomical definition of the word "orbit", no. Earth does circle Mercury though (and Mercury circles Earth).
In terms of this post - I suppose technically Earth does NOT circle the Moon, because we never see its back!
- widforss 8mo agoNow I had to imagine Mercury's motion in Earth's reference system, and that was painful.