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Japan aims to land SLIM within 328 feet (100 meters) of its target location — much closer than conventional lunar landers, which usually have an accuracy of several kilometers.
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Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
Japan launched a rocket to the moon Wednesday in an attempt to become the fifth country to land on the lunar surface, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2023
The moon lander, called the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), will take a fuel-efficient path to the lunar surface.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
The lunar influence on when, why, and how deer move has been debated for years, with a once-prominent whitetail writer even arguing that lunar cycles altered the timing of the rut, and in some years by several weeks.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 6 Sep. 2023
Later, a lunar sextile to karmic Saturn gives us the urge to make the day count.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
Eight months later, India’s Chandrayaan 3 made a perfect landing on the largely unexplored dark side of the Moon, putting India alongside the United States and China in the exclusive club of nations with working lunar rovers.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2023
To the moon and back:Astronauts get 1st look at Artemis II craft ahead of lunar mission
Astrophysicists caution hasty conclusions of 'aliens'
However, many astrophysicists caution the public from jumping to the conclusion that any unexplained sighting means aliens on other planets are visiting us.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
Because the moon lacks tectonic activity and flowing water, and its atmosphere is negligible, most lunar surface craters are still visible, the LPI said.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2023
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Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
Japan launched a rocket to the moon Wednesday in an attempt to become the fifth country to land on the lunar surface, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2023
The moon lander, called the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), will take a fuel-efficient path to the lunar surface.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
The lunar influence on when, why, and how deer move has been debated for years, with a once-prominent whitetail writer even arguing that lunar cycles altered the timing of the rut, and in some years by several weeks.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 6 Sep. 2023
Later, a lunar sextile to karmic Saturn gives us the urge to make the day count.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
Eight months later, India’s Chandrayaan 3 made a perfect landing on the largely unexplored dark side of the Moon, putting India alongside the United States and China in the exclusive club of nations with working lunar rovers.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2023
To the moon and back:Astronauts get 1st look at Artemis II craft ahead of lunar mission
Astrophysicists caution hasty conclusions of 'aliens'
However, many astrophysicists caution the public from jumping to the conclusion that any unexplained sighting means aliens on other planets are visiting us.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
Because the moon lacks tectonic activity and flowing water, and its atmosphere is negligible, most lunar surface craters are still visible, the LPI said.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2023
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“Lunar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunar. Accessed 25 Sep. 2023.
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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
Medical Definition
lunar
adjective
lu·nar
ˈlü-nər also -ˌnär
: lunate
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