Definition & Meaning | English word AREOSYNCHRONOUS
AREOSYNCHRONOUS
Definitions of AREOSYNCHRONOUS
- Having a rate of revolution that matches the rotation period of Mars, and thus remaining over the same point on that planet's surface. (of the orbit of a satellite)
Number of letters
15
Is palindrome
No
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Examples of Using AREOSYNCHRONOUS in a Sentence
- An areosynchronous orbit that is equatorial (in the same plane as the equator of Mars), circular, and prograde (rotating about Mars's axis in the same direction as the planet's surface) is known as an areostationary orbit (AEO).
- Areostationary orbit (AEO): A circular areosynchronous orbit on the equatorial plane and about 17,000 km (10,557 miles) above the surface of Mars.
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