perigee
Example Sentences
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In that position, known as perigee, the moon exerts its strongest gravitational pull, and the difference between high and low tides is the greatest.
From Los Angeles Times
At its closest, the point in its orbit called perigee, the moon is roughly 355,000 kilometers from the surface of Earth.
From Scientific American
They occur when the full Moon coincides with the lunar perigee — the Moon's closest point to Earth in its orbit.
From DOGO News
As a result, there are times during the moon's orbit when it is further away — at apogee — and times when it is closer — at perigee.
From Scientific American
A perigee is the point in the orbit closest to the Earth.
From BBC
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