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The same way it makes sense for GPS to use Earth-based timescale instead of something like TCG[1] or TCB[2], it makes sense for lunar positioning to use lunar b
by zokier 4y ago
The same way it makes sense for GPS to use Earth-based timescale instead of something like TCG[1] or TCB[2], it makes sense for lunar positioning to use lunar based timescale.
> There actually is a time zone called "GPS time", however, that explicitly doesn't include the relativistic effects
It does include the relativistic effects of Earth
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocentric_Coordinate_Time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocentric_Coordinate_Time
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barycentric_Coordinate_Time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barycentric_Coordinate_Time