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apohermion

apohermion noun: apoapsis around Mercury.

Noun

apohermion (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) Apoapsis around Mercury.
    • MESSENGER is in an orbit of 80° inclination, with apohermion occurring in the southern hemisphere at 7.1 R_M (R_M is the radius of Mercury) and perihermion in the northern hemisphere at 1.1 R_M, and the orbital period is 12h.2013 June, Guan Le, Peter J Chi, Xochitl Blanco-Cano, Scott Boardsen, James A Slavin, Brian J Anderson, Haje Korth, “Upstream ultra‐low frequency waves in Mercury's foreshock region: MESSENGER...

Origin of apohermion

From apo- + hermeo- + -ion.

Questions about apohermion

What does apohermion mean?
Apohermion means apoapsis around Mercury.
What part of speech is apohermion?
Apohermion is a noun.

Words near apohermion in the dictionary

  1. Apoheles
  2. apohemoglobin
  3. apohemoprotein
  4. apohemoproteins
  5. apoherm
  6. apohermion
  7. apoherms
  8. apohyal
  9. apohydrogenase
  10. apohydrogenases
  11. apohyoscine

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