Meaning of Coordinated Lunar Time | Babel Free

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A new lunar time zone standard that the White House has directed NASA to establish by 2026.

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“Nasa has until the end of 2026 to set up what is being called Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC).”

“The United States wants the moon to have a time zone. Along with Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific times, we could have Coordinated Lunar Time. The moon's gravity means a super-precise atomic clock would run ever so slightly faster than on Earth. Over years, that difference would grow, complicating calculations between spacecraft and a lunar base.”

“First, the new Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) needs to be translatable into Coordinated Universal Time (UTC); it needs to be accurate enough for precision space navigation and communication;”

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