Lunarite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lunarite is a noun meaning The substance that forms the lighter portions of the lunar surface, as opposed to lunabase.
Meaning
The substance that forms the lighter portions of the lunar surface, as opposed to lunabase.
Example Sentences
On this reading of the situation, apart from the water of hydration, there will be very little chemical difference between lunarite and lunabase.
Lunarite slopes at greater angles than lunabase, and the difference is due, it is suggested, to the lavas of the lunarite being relatively viscous.
The melting conditions in the lunarite were evidently different from those in the lunabase, on account of the difference in chemical composition; and from analogy with terrestrial conditions, the latter melted more easily.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lunabase, lunarcrete, megaregolith, moondust, mooncrete, lunijianlaite.
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