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Rill : a fissure or narrow channel on the moon's surface.
Ray : any of the lines or streams in which light appears to radiate from a luminous body.
Phases of the Moon : when only a portion of the moon is seen, due to orbiting.
Perigee : the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth
Procession : made by the Earth's axis, caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the Sun, Moon, and other planets.
Rotation : turning of the axis. rotation is earth's orbit around the sun.
Aphelion : the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun
Solar Eclipse : an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon
Mare : large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions.
Astronomy : space, and the physical universe as a whole.
Orbit : path that a star planet or moon takes.
Astronomical Unit : distance from center of earth to center of the sun.
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path that a star planet or moon takes.
space, and the physical universe as a whole.
a fissure or narrow channel on the moon's surface.
an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon
distance from center of earth to center of the sun.
when only a portion of the moon is seen, due to orbiting.
turning of the axis. rotation is earth's orbit around the sun.
any of the lines or streams in which light appears to radiate from a luminous body.
large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions.
the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth
the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun
made by the Earth's axis, caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the Sun, Moon, and other planets.