˜yÐÄvlog

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lunar distance

noun

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  1. the observed angle between the moon and another celestial body.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lunar distance1

First recorded in 1820–30
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Since 2016 it has logged more than 300 close approaches, when asteroids were projected to come within one lunar distance—the average distance between Earth and the moon—of the globe's center.

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Russia is no stranger to going the lunar distance as part of the former Soviet Union.

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Each lunar distance is 238,900 miles.

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The car’s next particularly close encounter with Earth will occur in 2091, when it will be within one lunar distance of our planet.

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Another small asteroid passed within lunar distance this week.

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