Apohermion
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Apoapsis around Mercury. no-plural
"MESSENGER is in an orbit of 80° inclination, with apohermion occurring in the southern hemisphere at 7.1 R_M (R_M is the radius of Mercury) and perihermion in the northern hemisphere at 1.1 R_M, and the orbital period is 12h."
Example
More examples"MESSENGER is in an orbit of 80° inclination, with apohermion occurring in the southern hemisphere at 7.1 R_M (R_M is the radius of Mercury) and perihermion in the northern hemisphere at 1.1 R_M, and the orbital period is 12h."
Etymology
From apo- + hermeo- + -ion.
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