lunar surface

collocation in English

meaningsoflunarandsurface

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lunar
adjective
uk
/ˈluː.nər/us
/ˈluː.nɚ/
of or relating to ...
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surface
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.fɪs/us
/ˈsɝː-/
the outer or top part or layer ...
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(Definition oflunarandsurfacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In a section of the perspectively foreshortenedlunarsurfacelies a deep crater, its dark blackness establishing a sharp contrast.
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In addition, we assume that all charged particles that collide with thelunarsurfaceare absorbed.
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In this case, photoelectrons are emitted from thelunarsurfacedue to solar ultraviolet photons.
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A regolith will be formed when a fresh basaltic surface is exposed for millions of years to the flux of micrometeorites that constantly impinge on thelunarsurface.
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This potentially very important result is still awaiting confirmation, but if water ice is present it is most likely derived from the impacts of comets with thelunarsurface.
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Smart-1 is designed to survey thelunarsurfaceto determine its chemical composition.
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During the mission, he hit two golf balls on thelunarsurface.
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So the ascent module, the part we lifted off thelunarsurfacewith, was short-fueled.
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Akaganite is the polymorph, formed by weathering and noted for its presence in some meteorites and thelunarsurface.
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It was designed to deploy from the lander and explore thelunarsurfaceindependently.
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The species name refers to the outermost wall of the spore, which has a characteristic appearance of thelunarsurface.
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Automated handling equipment unloads numerous lead drums from the craft, lowering them into one of the many storage shafts dug into thelunarsurface.
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The spacecraft was equipped with a television system that obtained and transmitted photographs of thelunarsurface.
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They would now pass 71.7 mi from thelunarsurface.
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A small footpad was attached to the scoop door to present a flat surface to thelunarsurface.
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The wheeled rover will move on thelunarsurfaceand will pick up soil or rock samples for on-site chemical analysis.
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Around the time of the full moon this feature is one of the brightest spots on thelunarsurface.
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It is considered the brightest of the large formations on thelunarsurface, with an albedo nearly double that of most lunar features.
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It has flown at both poles, from the highest peaks, traveled to the depths of the ocean, to thelunarsurface, and outer space.
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