Would you like to know more about Earth's orbit or perihelion?
Maya stopped stamping her feet. She looked at her uncle, then at the telescope, then back at him. "You’re kidding. It’s January. We’re freezing. You’re telling me we’re closer to the sun than we are in July?" during which month is the earth closest to the sun link
Because perihelion coincides with the Southern Hemisphere's summer, their summers can technically be slightly warmer than Northern Hemisphere summers, though ocean distribution usually tempers this effect. Would you like to know more about Earth's
"Believe it or not," Elias said, stepping back from the eyepiece and gesturing for her to look, "at this very moment, the Earth is closer to the Sun than it will be at any other point this year." then at the telescope