perilune
See also: périlune
English
Etymology
peri- + (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin lūna (“moon”)
Noun
perilune (plural perilunes)
- (astronomy) The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its minimum.
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Related terms
- see periapsis
Translations
point of lunar orbit that is closest to the Moon
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