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Record 1 2014-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Moon (Astronomy)
CONT

As the moon moves eastwards in its orbit around the earth, the sunrise terminator crosses the nearside from east to west to produce a crescent moon. The crescent waxes to first quarter when the moon, at quadrature, is half illuminated, through a gibbous moon, and finally to full moon, when the moon is at opposition and the nearside is fully illuminated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lune (Astronomie)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Luna (Astronomía)
DEF

[...] Luna [...] cuando más de la mitad de su disco se halla iluminado [...]

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