International Lunar Reference Frame (ILRF)

The International Lunar Reference Frame is the first realization of a lunar reference system: axes attached to the Moon and co-rotating with it, with the origin at the lunar centre of mass. It is built from lunar laser ranging data and three lunar ephemerides.

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All thirty entries are in the glossary of lunar timekeeping.

Sources

  1. Definition and Realization of the International Lunar Reference Frame — Krzysztof Sosnica, Agnes Fienga, Dmitry Pavlov, Nicolas Rambaux, Radoslaw Zajdel — arXiv:2510.15484, . Peer-reviewed. Verified .

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