Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Solar System and Orbits.
A very stretched, elongated oval-shaped orbit where the distance from the central body varies significantly, characteristic of comets.
Highly elliptical appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Astronomy, especially Solar System and Orbits and Orbits.
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