The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PERIGEE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2005.
Closest point in an orbit crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PERIGEE | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Closest point in an orbit
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- perigee
- periapsis
- point of periapsis
- apogee
- aphelion
- apsis
- perihelion
- mercury
- apolune
- kohoutek
- bottom
- inside
Crossword Answer definitions
PERIGEE noun- The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is closest to the Earth: the periapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- (more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is closest to the planet: the periapsis of any satellite.
- (possibly obsolete outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is closest to the Earth.
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