earthshine

See also: Earthshine and earth-shine

English

Alternative forms

Earthshine

Etymology

Earth +‎ shine

Noun

earthshine (uncountable)

(astronomy) Reflected earthlight visible on the Moon's night side.

Related terms

Translations

reflected Earthlight

Finnish: maatamo (fi)
French: clair de Terre (fr) m, lumière cendrée f

Irish: domhanloinnir f
Spanish: luz cenicienta f

See also

albedo

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