Moons Farthest Point From Earth Crossword Clue

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	noun • a final climactic stage • apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
	41%	9		Quarter moons are also called _______ moons
	noun • any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters adjective satellite • resembling the new moon in shape
	41%	9		A term used in astronomy to describe the point in an orbit around the Earth where the Moon is farthest from the Earth
	noun • apoapsis in orbit around the moon

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