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minus-squareBlakelinkfedilink3•9 months agoI would presume the Earth would be hottest during periapsis (closest point to the Sun in its orbit) and coolest during apoapsis (furthest point to the Sun in its orbit).
minus-square@GoodbyeBlueMonday@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglish2•9 months agoGood guess, but doesn't look like it: July is when the Earth is at its furthest point from the sun.
minus-square@CodingAndCoffee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•9 months agoAnd summers in Australia are brutal and can give you skin cancer
I would presume the Earth would be hottest during periapsis (closest point to the Sun in its orbit) and coolest during apoapsis (furthest point to the Sun in its orbit).
Good guess, but doesn't look like it: July is when the Earth is at its furthest point from the sun.
And summers in Australia are brutal and can give you skin cancer