Astronomy Group Joins Effort to Establish Time Zone on the Moon — VOA Learning English
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An international group of astronomers has joined efforts seeking to establish a separate time zone for the moon.
The French-based International Astronomical Union (IAU) recently approved a resolution on the matter during the group’s General Assembly meeting in Cape Town, South Africa.
The resolution calls on space organizations around the world to cooperate on establishing a standard clock for the moon.
The moon’s orbital movements around Earth make one day on the lunar surface equal to 29.5 Earth days. And because the moon has less gravity compared to Earth, time moves slightly faster there, about 58.7 microseconds quicker each day.
Susan Stewart is an astronomer with the U.S. Naval…
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