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		jenny91 on April 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: White House wants Moon to have its own time zone, ... Do we have any atomic clocks on the moon at the moment?

mikeyouse on April 3, 2024 | [–]

Looks like "no" but a few years ago they launched / tested the "deep space atomic clock" which seems like it'll be the basis for future space-based clocks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Space_Atomic_Clock

zokier on April 3, 2024 | [–]

LN-1 that landed recently might have an atomic clock onboard. But the details are scarce so I'm not completely sure.

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