lunar day
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lunar day
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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Moon missions try to land early in the "lunar day", when the Sun comes up over the eastern horizon.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2024
This could mean that the danger would be hugely amplified because the transformation wouldn’t last a mere terrestrial night but an entire lunar day, which is two weeks in duration.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 27, 2023
Isro added that it hoped they would reawaken "around 22 September" when the next lunar day starts.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2023
The Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover were expected to operate only for one lunar day, which is equal to 14 days on Earth.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
Because of the length of the lunar day and night Kepler described “the great intemperateness of climate and the most violent alternation of extreme heat and cold on the Moon,” which is entirely correct.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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