mascon
mas·con
noun \ˈmas-ˌkän\Definition of MASCON
: any of the high-density regions below the surface of lunar maria that are held to perturb the motion of spacecraft in lunar orbit
Origin of MASCON
2mass + concentration
First Known Use: 1968
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