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a slow-motion goodbye, drifting two inches farther from us every single year
means Relating to the Moon — its light, its cycles, or anything measured or governed by it.
from From Latin luna, "moon," itself thought to come from an older root meaning "light" or "to shine" — the same family that gives us "lucid" and "illuminate." Luna was also the Roman goddess of the moon, so the word carries her face. The old belief that moonlight could unsettle the mind left its mark in a cousin word: "lunatic."
running awayMoon recedes 3.8 cm yearly, slowing Earth's spin
two-facedSame side always faces us, tidally locked
day lengthA lunar day lasts about 29 Earth days
month originWord 'month' descends from the Moon's cycle
footprints foreverApollo bootprints persist, no wind to erase them