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noun • (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere • a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode | ||||||||
42% | 8 | Pertaining to the point in the orbit of a heavenly body when it is nearest to Earth | ||||||
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41% | 4 | Home of the first man to walk on the moon, the first American to orbit Earth and the first American woman to walk in space | ||||||
noun • a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region, with capital Columbus • a river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River | ||||||||
Heavenly Body Ran Into Earth Before First Two In Orbit Crossword Clue
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METEOR which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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METEOR
Updated: October 14, 2023
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