An areocentric orbit is an orbit around the planet Mars. The Moon, by similarity, is in a geocentric orbit around Earth.

The areo- prefix is derived from the ancient Greek word Ares which is the personification of the planet Mars in Greek mythology.^[1]

See also

• Heliocentrism
• Heliocentric orbit
• Geocentric orbit
• List of orbits

References

1. ↑ areocentric - definition of areocentric by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia