Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coordinated lunar time

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: co-or-di-nat-ed lu-nar -time
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A new lunar time zone standard that the White House has directed NASA to establish by 2026.

Example Sentences

"Nasa has until the end of 2026 to set up what is being called Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC)."
"The United States wants the moon to have a time zone. Along with Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific times, we could have Coordinated Lunar Time. The moon's gravity means a super-precise atomic clock would run ever so slightly faster than on Earth. Over years, that difference would grow, complicating calculations between spacecraft and a lunar base."
"First, the new Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) needs to be translatable into Coordinated Universal Time (UTC); it needs to be accurate enough for precision space navigation and communication;"

Etymology

Coined by NASA on 2 April 2024.

Questions

What does coordinated lunar time mean?: A new lunar time zone standard that the White House has directed NASA to establish by 2026.
Where does coordinated lunar time come from?: Coined by NASA on 2 April 2024.

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