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  • noun Plural form of moonquake.

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Examples

  • During Apollo 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, the Saturn S-IVB stages of these five missions impacted on the moon, to create artificial "moonquakes" which were measured by equipment left on the Moon in earlier missions.

    Archive 2009-08-01 2009

  • During Apollo 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, the Saturn S-IVB stages of these five missions impacted on the moon, to create artificial "moonquakes" which were measured by equipment left on the Moon in earlier missions.

    Looking for A.L.I.C.E. 2009

  • FLATOW: And there have been some moonquakes that have happened.

    Images Show A Shrinking Moon 2010

  • FLATOW: And there have been some moonquakes that have happened.

    Images Show A Shrinking Moon 2010

  • And we know from four seismic stations that were put on the moon that the moon does have moonquakes.

    Images Show A Shrinking Moon 2010

  • And the really interesting question is: Are any of those moonquakes related to the development or growth of these very young thrust faults?

    Images Show A Shrinking Moon 2010

  • The really, again, interesting question is: Are any of those moonquakes and about 30 of them or so were shallow earthquakes, or moonquakes I should say.

    Images Show A Shrinking Moon 2010

  • The really, again, interesting question is: Are any of those moonquakes and about 30 of them or so were shallow earthquakes, or moonquakes I should say.

    Images Show A Shrinking Moon 2010

  • The really, again, interesting question is: Are any of those moonquakes and about 30 of them or so were shallow earthquakes, or moonquakes I should say.

    Images Show A Shrinking Moon 2010

  • And we know from four seismic stations that were put on the moon that the moon does have moonquakes.

    Images Show A Shrinking Moon 2010

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