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Sun-Earth-Moon

Flora - Sun-Earth-Moon System Vocabulary Review

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the point in the orbit of a planet where it is closest to the Sun perihelion
smooth areas of the moon formerly thought to be seas mare
splash marks that radiate outward from a crater on the moon ray
this type of eclipse occurs when the moon moves in a line directly between the Earth and the Sun and casts a shadow on Earth solar eclipse
a thin layer of loosely compacted fragments believed to have formed from repeated impacts of meteorites lunar regolith
the point at which the moon is farthest from Earth apogee
the motion (orbiting) of one body around another, as Earth about the Sun revolution
a long channel associated with lunar maria (similar to a valley or trench) rille
a depression which is produced by a meteorite impact crater
a slow movement of Earth's axis over a period of 26,000 years precession
the spinning of a body, such as Earth, about its axis rotation
the point at which the moon is closest to Earth perigee
this type of eclipse occurs when the moon passes through Earth's shadow lunar eclipse
the place in the orbit of a planet where it is farthest from the Sun aphelion
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