| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| RETROGRADE | Like some orbits |
| POLAR | Like some orbits |
| asteroids | A small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging in size from nearly 600 miles (1,000 km) across (Ceres) to dust particles, are found (as the asteroid belt) esp. between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, though some have more eccentric orbits, and a few pass close to the earth or enter the atmosphere as meteors |
| OVOID | Like planetary orbits |
| OVATE | Like most planetary orbits |
| ELLIPTICAL | Like many planetary orbits |
