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Polar orbit

space Maturity 7-9

Some things fly high in space.

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They go over the top of the Earth. They go over the bottom too. This helps us see the whole world. It helps us watch the weather. Can you look up at the sky?
2M1510 (AB) b, a planet in a perpendicular orbit around two brown dwarfs (eso2508a).jpg
2M1510 (AB) b, a planet in a perpendicular orbit around two brown dwarfs (eso2508a).jpg

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