NASA to Develop Lunar Time Standard for Exploration Initiativeswww.nasa.govexternal-link VITecNet ( @VITecNet@programming.dev ) Technology • 3 days ago message-square8fedilinkarrow-up141
arrow-up141external-linkNASA to Develop Lunar Time Standard for Exploration Initiativeswww.nasa.gov VITecNet ( @VITecNet@programming.dev ) Technology • 3 days ago message-square8fedilink
minus-square 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠 ( @ChairmanMeow@programming.dev ) linkfedilink7•3 days agoTime moves at a different speed due to the moon’s reduced gravity. It’s not just the length of a day.
minus-square itslilith ( @itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) linkfedilink2•2 days agoI’d assume that’s already a bigger problem for satellites in geostationary orbit then?
minus-square 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠 ( @ChairmanMeow@programming.dev ) linkfedilink2•2 days 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.