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Moon
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Moon
Drug slang noun A regional term for mescaline
Popular health noun See Full moon
Vox populi verb To display one's bared buttocks by lowering the backside of one's trousers and underpants, usually bending over. Mooning is done in the English-speaking world to express protest, scorn, disrespect, or provocation but can be done for shock value or fun.
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In October 1609 Galileo Galilei began observations with a two-lens telescope that eventually led him to discover the four main satellites of Jupiter and realise that Earth's Moon was pitted with craters and not a perfect sphere.
Eyes to the skies for the 'Galilean Nights' by AFP / AFP Global Edition
COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION; EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE Earth's Moon has been around a lot longer than humans, but since our ancestors first peered into the night sky, billions of us have wondered: What exactly is the Moon made of?
Luna slowly yields her secrets by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
com 1-800-223-2336 Intended for young readers ages 4-7, Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 recounts the enthralling true story of the Apollo 11 spacecraft and the men who made history by walking on Earth's moon.
Moonshot by Children's Bookwatch
 
 
 
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