Posted by Skywise on May 05, 2008 at 22:16:42:
Perigee means closest approach to Earth. Furthest is apogee. The general terms are periapsis and apoapsis. For other bodies, their Greek names can be substituted, such as perihelion/aphelion (Sun) and perijove/apojove (Jupiter). A more complete list can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apsis Brian
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