Point In The Orbit Nearest The Earth Crossword Clue

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	noun • periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth
	50%	10		Orbit's point of nearest passage to Earth
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	47%	11		The angular distance of a point in an orbit from its nearest point to the Sun
	noun • the angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degrees

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New York Times22 Apr 1989	Across 30
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