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Record 1 2004-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
DEF

Space at distances from the Earth approximately equal to or greater than the distance between the Earth and the Moon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
DEF

Région de l'espace extra-atmosphérique située au-delà d'une certaine distance de la Terre, fixée par convention.

OBS

À la fin du vingtième siècle, cette distance a été fixée à deux millions de kilomètres. Au début des années 1970, l'espace lointain était défini comme la région de l'espace située au-delà de la distance Terre-Lune (soit environ 384 000 km).

OBS

espace lointain : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale - CUTS.

Spanish

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