Modern Astronomy

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Across
  1. 2. a single orbit of one object around another or about an axis or center
  2. 7. the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth.
  3. 8. a fissure or narrow channel on the moon's surface.
  4. 9. refers to the backwards motion of planets
  5. 11. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution
  6. 12. a large, bowl-shaped hole in the ground or on the surface of a planet or the moon
  7. 13. is composed in part of rock and mineral fragments that were broken apart from underlying bedrock by the impact of meteorites
  8. 15. Earth centered universe
  9. 16. the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun
  10. 17. the slow movement of the axis of a spinning body around another axis due to a torque (such as gravitational influence) acting to change the direction of the first axis
  11. 18. a large, level basalt plain on the surface of the moon, appearing dark by contrast with highland areas.
Down
  1. 1. the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun.
  2. 3. an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow.
  3. 4. a unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers, the mean distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun
  4. 5. a regular oval path
  5. 6. an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon.
  6. 9. the action of rotating around an axis or center
  7. 10. Study of the universe
  8. 14. Sun centered universe
  9. 16. the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth.
  10. 19. each of the lines in which light (and heat) may seem to stream from the sun or any luminous body, or pass through a small opening.