VITecNet@programming.dev to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 months agoNASA to Develop Lunar Time Standard for Exploration Initiativeswww.nasa.govexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down10
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkNASA to Develop Lunar Time Standard for Exploration Initiativeswww.nasa.govVITecNet@programming.dev to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoTime moves at a different speed due to the moon’s reduced gravity. It’s not just the length of a day.
minus-squareitslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI’d assume that’s already a bigger problem for satellites in geostationary orbit then?
minus-square𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoYes, but at least there they still use “Earth time”, just slowed down. For the moon it gets a little bit more complicated I guess.
Time moves at a different speed due to the moon’s reduced gravity. It’s not just the length of a day.
I’d assume that’s already a bigger problem for satellites in geostationary orbit then?
Yes, but at least there they still use “Earth time”, just slowed down. For the moon it gets a little bit more complicated I guess.