aphelion represents the greatest distance sun to earth.
what represents the greatest distance sun to earth?
aphelion
bullet::::- when discussing a satellite of earth, including the moon, the point of least distance is the perigee (), and of greatest distance, the apogee, (from ancient greek: γῆ ("gē"), "land" or "earth").









































bullet::::- there are no natural satellites of the moon. for man-made objects in lunar orbit, the point of least distance may be called the pericynthion () and the greatest distance the apocynthion (); or perilune and apolune are sometimes used.









































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the words "perihelion" and "aphelion" were coined by johannes kepler to describe the orbital motions of the planets around the sun.
apsis
the escape velocity from the earth's surface is about 11 km/s, but that is insufficient to send the body an infinite distance because of the gravitational pull of the sun. to escape the solar system from a location at a distance from the sun equal to the distance sun–earth, but not close to the earth, requires around 42 km/s velocity, but there will be "partial credit" for the earth's orbital velocity for spacecraft launched from earth, if their further acceleration (due to the propulsion system) carries them in the same direction as earth travels in its orbit.
orbital mechanics