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Return to the Moon Project Navgation Team Vocab List
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apogee | the point in orbit when the Moon is at its furthest from the Earth |
| geologist | scientist who studies formations, structure, history and processes that form a planetary body |
| impact crater | a circular depression caused by meteoroids or asteroids impacting a surface |
| orbit | the path of an object around another object |
| perigee | the point in orbit when the Moon is at its closest to the Earth |
| triangulation | calculation of position of the spacecraft from three known objects |
| trajectory | the path a falling object follows |