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... planet 944 ) , has the longest orbit of any known minor planet ; its path reaches from the orbit of Mars out to that of Saturn , with a period of revolution of about 14 years . Hidalgo's orbit is also the most tilt- ed of any known ...
... planet 944 ) , has the longest orbit of any known minor planet ; its path reaches from the orbit of Mars out to that of Saturn , with a period of revolution of about 14 years . Hidalgo's orbit is also the most tilt- ed of any known ...
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... planets Jupiter C rocket , U.S. space launch vehicle , not to be confused with the Jupiter missile . Developed by the U.S. Army and first tested in 1956 , it had for its first stage a lengthened rocket from a Redstone missile and , for ...
... planets Jupiter C rocket , U.S. space launch vehicle , not to be confused with the Jupiter missile . Developed by the U.S. Army and first tested in 1956 , it had for its first stage a lengthened rocket from a Redstone missile and , for ...
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... planetary positions were considered the best available until the end of the 18th cen- tury . A law student in Paris , Lalande became interested in astronomy while lodging at the Hôtel Cluny , where the noted French astrono- mer Joseph ...
... planetary positions were considered the best available until the end of the 18th cen- tury . A law student in Paris , Lalande became interested in astronomy while lodging at the Hôtel Cluny , where the noted French astrono- mer Joseph ...
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