Which mechanism causes an apparent change in Mercury's orbit?

💡 Explanation

General relativity predicts spacetime curvature near massive bodies affects orbits. The precession of Mercury's orbit is caused by spacetime curvature, because the Sun's mass warps spacetime. Therefore, the orbit appears to shift, rather than remain perfectly elliptical; this effect would be negligible for less massive bodies.

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