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20 answers for: *Point in a planet's orbit that's closest to the s...
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PERIHELION*Point in a planet's orbit that's closest to the sun
APSISExtreme point in a planet's orbit
PROXIMACENTAURIStar that's closest to the sun
RANGEOrbit that's unusual? No way!
SALEMContinental U.S. state capital that's closest to the Pacific
VOLCANOOpening in a planet's crust allowing lava to escape (7)
SOLMost of Lone Star that's closest to us (3)
PENALTYAREAWhat's coming on Monday in a planet that's stormy? One may take a shot here
CIRCLEMeaning "ring", a closed curve resembling such; the shape of a big top's arena; a planet's orbit; a figure in magic; or, a parallel of latitude (6)
APOGEEWord for the point of a planet's orbit at which it is farthest from Earth, thus used figuratively to refer to a climax, culmination or highest point (6)
CYCLEA bike ride; biological body clock or biorhythm; or, a planet's orbit (5)
ELLIPSEShape of a planet's orbit
MERCURYSecond smallest planet in the solar system, and closest to the sun (7)
FREDDYEMERCURYSubject of a 2018 biopic who was the closest to the sun
INNERPLANETSTerrestrial bodies closest to the sun ... or what you'll find in the starred clues' answers
COPERNICUSPolish astronomer who proposed that the planets orbit the Sun (10)
APHELIONA planet's furthest point in its orbit from the sun (8)
EQUINOXPoint at which Earth's equator is closest to the sun; this occurs twice every year
CERESDwarf planet closest to the Sun
ALPHACENTAURIStar system closest to the sun