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descending node

DEFINITIONS OF: descending node

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n the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south

Antonyms:
ascending node
the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north
Type of:
node
(astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
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