perigee
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At its aposelene the Projectile's velocity would have reached its minimum; at the periselene, its maximum.
From All Around the Moon by Roth, Edward
Analogous expressions denoting the relations of the Projectile towards the Moon, would be periselene and aposelene.
From All Around the Moon by Roth, Edward
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Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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