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Lunar vs Mascon - What's the difference?

lunar | mascon |

As nouns the difference between lunar and mascon

is that lunar is a lunar distance while mascon is a region within a solid astronomical body that is of higher density than the surrounding material.

As an adjective lunar

is of, or pertaining to, the Moon; moonly.

lunar

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, or pertaining to, the Moon; moonly.
    • lunar observations
  • Crescent-shaped, lunate.
  • Resembling the moon; orbed.
    • (Dryden)
  • Influenced by the moon, as in growth, character, or properties.
    • lunar herbs
    (Francis Bacon)
  • (alchemy) Of, or pertaining to, silver.

    • Derived terms

    * lunacy * lunate * lunar caustic * lunar cycle * lunar distance * lunar module * lunar month * lunar node * lunar observation * lunar orbit * lunar year

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (astronomy) A lunar distance.
  • (anatomy) The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus.

    • Synonyms

    * (bone) intermedium, semilunar (Webster 1913)

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    mascon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a region within a solid astronomical body that is of higher density than the surrounding material
  • A Lunar mare that has a greater density of rock than the surrounding area