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lunar eclipse comparison table

Subject	has synonym	has definition
partial lunar eclipse	world point	An eclipse in which the Moon passes through the shadow cast by the Earth, the Moon passing partially through the Earth's umbra at maximum eclipse.
penumbral lunar eclipse	appulse	An eclipse in which the Moon passes through the shadow cast by the Earth, the Moon passing only through the Earth's penumbra.
total lunar eclipse	world point	An eclipse in which the Moon passes through the shadow cast by the Earth, the Moon passing completely through the Earth's umbra.

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