To answer the following questions,refer to the figure below.Assume that it shows the orbit of a hypothetical planet in another part of the galaxy and that this planet has an axial tilt of 20°.(Note the direction of the axial tilt and the direction of the orbit. )

-According to Figure MC2,if the hypothetical planet requires 20 months to complete one orbit around the star,how many months after the Summer Solstice would the Sun cross the equator moving north?

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To answer the following questions,refer to the figure below.Assume that it shows the orbit of a hypothetical planet in another part of the galaxy and that this planet has an axial tilt of 20°.(Note the direction of the axial tilt and the direction of the orbit. )
 
-According to Figure MC2,if the hypothetical planet requires 20 months to complete one orbit around the star,how many months after the Summer Solstice would the Sun cross the equator moving north?

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Based on the diagram, the Summer Solstice occurs at the point where the planet's axial tilt is most inclined towards the star. From there, it takes the planet 10 months to reach the point where the axial tilt is perpendicular to the star and the equinox occurs. Another 5 months after that, the planet reaches the point where the axial tilt is inclined away from the star and the Winter Solstice occurs. Therefore, the Sun would cross the equator moving north 15 months after the Summer Solstice.

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