Scientists Want to Send Clocks to the Moon for a Revolutionary Reason

Neil Ashby and Bijunath R. Patla, authors of the paper from the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado, propose that clocks be sent to the Moon’s equator or in orbit around it to set a standard that can be compared to the equator. those that are used here on Earth to set the standard.

This standard can be used to accurately measure local time, navigation, and time (PNT) on the lunar surface and beyond, within reach of our solar system. The paper argues that establishing a reliable connection between the Earth and the Moon will require this new precise time scale.