lunar eclipse
noun
: an eclipse in which the full moon passes partially or wholly through the umbra of the earth's shadow
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Experts think these gears predicted the positions of the sun, moon and some planets, as well as solar and lunar eclipses.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
The March 13-14 total lunar eclipse was visible from most of the Western Hemisphere where the weather cooperated.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
An illustration shows the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth during a lunar eclipse.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
The mission’s bold objectives were to land on and explore the Moon’s relatively hostile Southern Pole during and after the lunar eclipse.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
The March 13-14 total lunar eclipse was visible from most of the Western Hemisphere where the weather cooperated.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
An illustration shows the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth during a lunar eclipse.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
The mission’s bold objectives were to land on and explore the Moon’s relatively hostile Southern Pole during and after the lunar eclipse.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Lunar eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunar%20eclipse. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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