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Moon

(mūn),
Henry, English surgeon, 1845-1892. See: Moon molars.

Moon

(mūn),
Robert C., U.S. ophthalmologist, 1844-1914. See: Laurence-Moon syndrome.
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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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However, the inferred mascon signal in the EGM-96 gravity data suggests that no more than about 70% of the mantle plug's mass may be isostatically compensated at the Moho.
Mascon UAE beat Maklai CC by 8 wickets Maklai CC 156 for 6 (Amin 78, Wajid 19; Amjad 2/25) Mascon UAE 161 for 3 in 13 overs (Saif 87*, Shehzad 23*; Abdul Ghani 1/24, Amin 1/28) Man of the match: Saif of Mascon UAE
Some computer models suggest that the combined stresses from this and the mascon could produce the strange radial ridge patterns we see.
The ancient Australe basin has no mascon, which might indicate that the Moon's crust was so warm at this early stage in lunar history that the basin's upraised mantle subsided before the crust cooled.
Computations by Jet Propulsion Laboratory geophysicists suggest that the mascon can be explained by a dense layer 10 to 20 km thick somewhere between 3 and 50 km deep.
Mascon's automated quoting system reportedly makes it easier to prepare quotes, makes estimating more accurate, and helps gather data that can help a molder be more competitive in quoting.
Mascon's Raza notes that captive or mold-to-stock molders could use similar software to check their inventory levels.
"Five conspicuous mascons, each about 50 to 200 kilometers in extent and perhaps 50 kilometers below the surface, were detected under ...
They pinpointed the locations of large, dense regions called mass concentrations, or mascons, which are characterized by strong gravitational pull.
"Our first lunch together was at the Grand Hotel, in Birmingham, where he told me of his excitement at the discovery of mascons (basins) on the moon.
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