The Earth orbits in an ellipse.

地球沿椭圆形轨道运动。

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In comparison, the Earth orbits at just 1 AU.

相比之下，地球轨道只是一个天文单位。

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He concluded that the earth orbits the sun.

笛卡尔也总结出地球是绕着太阳转的。

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The debris now circles the Earth in orbits from two hundred kilometers to over three thousand eight hundred kilometers.

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Hubble orbits about six hundred kilometers above the Earth's surface.

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Kindly allow me the prejudice of summing up my own generation: We think the Earth orbits around us.

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The difference arises mainly because Iridium's satellites are both more numerous and use more power to maintain their low-earth orbits.

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In A Study in Scarlet, the first-ever Holmes adventure, Dr. Watson realizes that Holmes was unaware that the earth orbits the sun.

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