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1 article for "Perilune"

Perilune [Astro*Index]

From the Greek "near the moon." The point in the orbit of a body (artificial satelite or spacecraft) that is nearest the center of the Moon.

See also:
♦ Periapsis ♦ Apoapsis

 

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