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Solar System and Exploration

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Gravity   show
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Model   show
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show the path that one object in space follows as it revolves around another object in space  
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show a small rocky body orbiting the sun.  
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Comet   show
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show a Russian astronaut.  
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Galilean Moons   show
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Gas Giant Planets   show
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International Space Station   show
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show a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.  
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show the movement of one object around a center or another object.  
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show a circular movement of an object around a center (or point).  
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show an artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.  
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Space Probe   show
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show a rocket-launched spacecraft, able to land like an unpowered aircraft, used to make repeated journeys between the earth and earth orbit.  
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show the inner planets closest to the Sun, i.e. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.  
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Ellipse   show
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