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noun - periapsis in Earth orbit
The point nearest the earth’s center in the orbit of the moon or a satellite.
The point in any orbit nearest to the body being orbited.
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(Sarah of the Clue Crew standing in front of a chalkboard) From the Greek for "close", it's the point in the orbit of any object at when it's closest to the object it's orbiting |
From the Greek for "near the Earth", this word means a comet's closest approach to us |
The point in an orbit closest to earth |
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the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth. |
periapsis in Earth orbit the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth |
the point in the orbit ( curved path) of the moon or a satellite when it it is closest to the earth : |
The point nearest the earth's center in the orbit of the moon or a satellite. |
The point in any orbit nearest to the body being orbited. |
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An apsis (Greek: ; plural apsides , Greek: ) is an extreme point in the orbit of an object. The word comes via Latin from Greek and is cognate with apse. For elliptic orbits about a larger body, there are two apsides, named with the prefixes peri- (from (peri), meaning 'near') and ap-/apo- (from () (ap(ó)), meaning 'away from') added to a reference to the body being orbited.* For a body orbiting the Sun, the point of least distance is the perihelion (), and the point of greatest distance is the aphelion (). * The terms become periastron and apastron when discussing orbits around other stars. * For any satellite of Earth, including the Moon, the point of least distance is the perigee () and greatest distance the apogee. * For objects in lunar orbit, the point of least distance is the pericynthion () and the greatest distance the apocynthion (). Perilune and apolune are also used. * For an orbit around any barycenter, the terms periapsis and apoapsis (or apapsis) are used. Pericenter and apo |