Alternate Definitions for Apsides

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Term: Apsides
Definition:

The point of greatest or least distance of the orbit of a celestial body from a center of attraction. The closest point is the periapsis, the further point the apoapsis.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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