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In July of 1969, the Speedmaster famously became the first watch worn on the Moon as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the lunar surface.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, China is trying to land its own astronauts on the lunar surface in 2030.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
The meteorite samples have resulted in a more random and comprehensive sampling of the entire lunar surface.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
At the first imaging opportunity, LRO was oriented down 43 degrees from its typical position of looking down at the lunar surface to capture Danuri (streaked across the middle) from 3 miles, or 5 kilometers, above it.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
In recent weeks, calls from scientists across the world to establish better protections for the lunar surface, in an effort to preserve sensitive areas crucial for scientific research, have heightened.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
Deployment of atomic clocks on the lunar surface may be needed, according to the OSTP official.
—Reuters, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Why don't eclipses happen more often — perhaps every month as a part of the lunar cycle?
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Combined, the contracts have a maximum potential value of $4.6 billion over 15 years for the development of what NASA calls lunar terrain vehicles.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, China is trying to land its own astronauts on the lunar surface in 2030.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024
The meteorite samples have resulted in a more random and comprehensive sampling of the entire lunar surface.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
At the first imaging opportunity, LRO was oriented down 43 degrees from its typical position of looking down at the lunar surface to capture Danuri (streaked across the middle) from 3 miles, or 5 kilometers, above it.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
In recent weeks, calls from scientists across the world to establish better protections for the lunar surface, in an effort to preserve sensitive areas crucial for scientific research, have heightened.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
Deployment of atomic clocks on the lunar surface may be needed, according to the OSTP official.
—Reuters, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Why don't eclipses happen more often — perhaps every month as a part of the lunar cycle?
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Combined, the contracts have a maximum potential value of $4.6 billion over 15 years for the development of what NASA calls lunar terrain vehicles.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Lunar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunar. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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lunar
adjective
lu·nar
ˈlü-nər 
1
: of, relating to, or resembling the moon
lunar craters
a lunar landscape
2
: measured by the moon's revolution
lunar month
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