Asteroid With The Closest Approach To The Sun Crossword Clue

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	noun • (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned
	42%	7		Second largest asteroid in the asteroid belt
	noun • a large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered
	40%	8		Fragment of asteroid? Is asteroid bringing cataclysm?
	noun • a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune • an event resulting in great loss and misfortune • an act that has disastrous consequences

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	Clue	Source
1	*Point in a planet's orbit that's closest to the sun New York Times - 22 Sep 2010	New York Times / 22 Sep 2010
2	Bodies making their closest approach in more than 50,000 years on August 27, 2003 New York Times - 27 Aug 2003	New York Times / 27 Aug 2003
3	Fragment of asteroid? Is asteroid bringing cataclysm? The Guardian Everyman - 29 Oct 2023	The Guardian Everyman / 29 Oct 2023
4	Has an asteroid named after him (asteroid 42056 Watson)
5	Second largest asteroid in the asteroid belt
6	The sun is the closest one to earth New York Times Bonus - 01 Apr 1999	New York Times Bonus / 01 Apr 1999
7	___ Centauri (closest star to the sun) New York Times - 30 May 2001	New York Times / 30 May 2001

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