aposelene


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Related to aposelene: periselene, perijove, apojove
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Noun 1. [画像:aposelene - apoapsis in orbit around the moon]aposelene - apoapsis in orbit around the moon
apoapsis, point of apoapsis - (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited
perilune, periselene - periapsis in orbit around the moon
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To use analogous expressions, with which the astronomers' language is enriched, if the projectile remains as a satellite of the moon, we must say that it is in its "aposelene" at its farthest point, and in its "periselene" at its nearest.
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