eclipse
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The crew have reported in vivid detail features of the lunar surface and later witnessed a solar eclipse as well as meteorite impacts.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
When the helmsman said that it didn’t, Pericles asked, “so, where’s the difference between this and the eclipse, except that something bigger than my cape has blotted out the sun?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
For Glover, the "greatest gift" of the mission was seeing the lunar eclipse from beyond the far side of the moon.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Wiseman said the solar eclipse was particularly poignant: "I'm actually in chills right now just thinking about it, my palms are sweating."
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
That summer was exceptionally hot across much of the United States, though the summer of 1936 would cruelly eclipse even this one.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing eclipse
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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