The eccentricity of Venus's orbit is e = 0.007, while the eccentricity of Mars's orbit is e = 0.093. Thus, the:
A) orbit of Mars is closer to being circular than is the orbit of Venus.
B) orbit of Venus is closer to being circular than is the orbit of Mars.
C) orbits of all the planets are perfectular circular, so these values say nothing about the circularity of the orbits.
D) semimajor axis of Mars's orbit is smaller than that of Venus's orbit.
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