Closet Approach

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Closet Approach

1. The event that occurs when two planets or other celestial bodies are nearest to each other as they orbit about the sun or other primary.
2. The place or time of such an event.

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use