circumlunar

American  

[sur-kuhm-loo-ner] / ˌsɜr kəmˈlu nər /

adjective

1. rotating about or surrounding the moon.

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circumlunar British  

/ ˌsɜːkəmˈluːnə /

adjective

1. around or revolving around the moon

   a circumlunar orbit

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Etymology

Origin of circumlunar

First recorded in 1905–10; circum- + lunar

Example Sentences

Were such efforts to spawn crewed circumlunar habitats or surface outposts, the number of humans around or on the moon at any given time could reach into the hundreds.

From Scientific American

Two months earlier, U.S. businessman and first "space tourist" Dennis Tito revealed his and his wife's intentions to fly on SpaceX's second circumlunar mission.

From Scientific American

“We can conduct sampling through circumlunar and moon- landing exploration, but it is more intuitive to obtain samples to conduct scientific research - the method is more direct,” Pei added.

From Reuters

“We can conduct sampling through circumlunar and moon-landing exploration, but it is more intuitive to obtain samples to conduct scientific research – the method is more direct,” Pei added.

From The Guardian

The Soviet Union was the earliest to send a spacecraft to the moon, perform a flyby of its far side, make a soft landing on its surface, send an orbiter around it and return a circumlunar probe back to Earth, as well as to robotically return lunar samples.

From Scientific American