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What is it called when the moon passes through the penumbra of Earth's shadow?(1 point)

total lunar eclipse

total solar eclipse.

partial solar eclipse.

partial lunar eclipse.

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Partial lunar eclipse — more precisely, when the Moon passes only through Earth's penumbra it's called a penumbral lunar eclipse (a partial/penumbral dimming); if it enters the umbra it becomes a partial or total lunar eclipse.