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lunar mountain

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lunar mountain [′lü·nər ′mau̇nt·ən]
(astronomy)
A mountain on the moon.
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By combining his artistic training in perspective with his mathematical skills, Galileo gauged the heights of the lunar mountains from his backyard in Padua.
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He was also the first to spot lunar mountains and craters.
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He said: "I spent so much time photographing the event that I was only able to snatch a couple of seconds actually looking at it, but I did catch a prolonged diamond ring effect, caused by the sunlight shining through a valley in the lunar mountains.
Mars expert comes down to Earth by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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