lunar day
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lunar day
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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But with the dawn of the lunar day, it appears that the probe has power.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 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
The landing was carefully planned to coincide with the start of a lunar day so that Vikram and Pragyaan would have two weeks of sunlight to work with.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2023
Chandrayaan-3's landing had been carefully planned to coincide with the start of a lunar day, which equals a little over four weeks on Earth.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 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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