What is the speed of the Moon's terminator?
The terminator is the line separating day from night on a planet or moon. As the changing angles between Sun, Moon, and Earth alter the parts of the Moon bathed in daylight, the lunar terminator sweeps across the Moon's surface. This creates the familiar cycle of lunar phases.
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