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VOLCANOOpening in a planet's crust allowing lava to escape (7)
MASSIFBlock of the planet's crust, bounded by faults, that has formed a mountain range (6)
PERIHELION*Point in a planet's orbit that's closest to the sun
APSISExtreme point in a planet's orbit
AVALANCHECan he use lava to cause such a major slide? (9)
MOLTENType of lava to melt? No, surprisingly (6)
PENALTYAREAWhat's coming on Monday in a planet that's stormy? One may take a shot here
ORBITALRelating to a planet's or a moon's track
CRUSTALRelating to a planet's outermost layer
ELLIPSEShape of a planet's orbit
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)
AXISA cross is used to mark a line of a planet's rotation
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)
APHELIONA planet's furthest point in its orbit from the sun (8)
CYCLEA bike ride; biological body clock or biorhythm; or, a planet's orbit (5)
URANIAMuse of Astronomy whose name is similar to a planet's
DAYPeriod of a planet's rotation
GEOLOGICALEgo affected by sound of a planet's structure (10)
EXALTATIONFlock of larks; or, a planet's position of greatest zodiacal influence (10)
LANDERSpacecraft on a planet's surface