For the last 35,000 years, the orbit of Mars has been getting slightly more eccentric because of the gravitational effects of the other planets. The closest distance between Earth and Mars will continue to mildly decrease for the next 25,000 years. Habitability and search for life
Learner's definition of CONTINUUM. [count] formal. : a range or series of things that are slightly different from each other and that exist between two different possibilities. His motives for volunteering lie somewhere on the continuum between charitable and self-serving. a continuum of temperatures ranging from very cold to very hot.
5 adj The extreme end or edge of something is its furthest end or edge. ADJ n (=far) ...the room at the extreme end of the corridor., ...winds from the extreme north. 6 If a person goes to extremes or takes something to extremes, they do or say something in a way that people consider to be unacceptable, unreasonable, or foolish. â¦ go/take/carry (sthg) to extremes phrase V and N inflect.