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mascon

noun mas·con \ˈmas-ˌkän\

Definition of MASCON

:  any of the high-density regions below the surface of lunar maria that are held to perturb the motion of spacecraft in lunar orbit
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Origin of MASCON

2mass + concentration
First Known Use: 1968

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