as in forever
a long or seemingly long period of time
we've been planning this big event for many moons
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This moon — dubbed the beaver moon — will reach peak illumination at 4:29 p.m. after becoming visible early on Thursday, Nov. 14, according to NASA.
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Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024
The most prominent source of those particles is Io, the neighboring volcanic moon.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
This strategy will allow the spacecraft to map nearly the entire moon.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Jupiter’s icy pearl Europa was discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei along with Jupiter’s three other large moons: Ganymede, Callisto and Io.
—Jay Bennett, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
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Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2024
The most prominent source of those particles is Io, the neighboring volcanic moon.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
This strategy will allow the spacecraft to map nearly the entire moon.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Jupiter’s icy pearl Europa was discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei along with Jupiter’s three other large moons: Ganymede, Callisto and Io.
—Jay Bennett, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moon. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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