"Orbital distance" refers to the distance between two objects in space as they orbit around each other, such as planets revolving around the Sun or satellites circling the Earth. It is the measure of how far apart these objects are from each other within their orbit.
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- This is the not - too - hot, not - too - cold orbital distance from a star where life has a chance. (discovermagazine.com)
- This is the range of orbital distances where temperatures are likely to be neither too hot, nor too cold, to support liquid water and life. (techtimes.com)
- They chose to use a single orbital distance to determine the interior edge of the habitable zone. (sen.com)
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