Mars

Spacecraft tracking gives one of the best-measured orbits in the solar system.

Ranging data from Mars orbiters is used to test for tiny pulls from distant masses.

Sources

1. NASA Solar System Exploration
2. JPL: Approximate positions of the planets (Standish, Keplerian elements J2000)

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