The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PERIGEES which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2010.
Points in planets' orbits crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PERIGEES | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Points in planets' orbits
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- asteroid
- law
- inferior planet
- inner planet
- orbit
- planet
- satellite
- binary star
- orbiter
- retrograde
- mars
- planetal
Crossword Answer definitions
PERIGEES 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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