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What Time Is It on the Moon? The Quiet Chaos of Lunar Clocks | The World Room
What time is it on the Moon? This episode of The World Room explores the complex and often overlooked challenge of establishing a standardized timekeeping system for lunar exploration. Host Kerry Fowler examines why NASA and international space agencies are debating Lunar Standard Time (LST) as humanity prepares for permanent bases on the Moon. Unlike Earth’s predictable twenty-four-hour cycle, the Moon experiences roughly two weeks of continuous sunlight followed by two weeks of freezing darkness, making traditional time zones irrelevant. This episode breaks down the engineering and…
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