Analysis of lunar laser ranging data for Earth dynamics applications

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Data Smoothing, Earth Axis, Earth Rotation, Geodynamics, Lunar Rangefinding, Coordinates, Equations Of Motion, Latitude, Lunar Retroreflectors, Mathematical Models, Universal Time

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The effects of elasticity and of tidal friction within the Moon were incorporated into the numerical model of the Moon's rotation which was used in an effort to determine the axial rotation of the Earth, as measured by Universal Time. Some 2,651 normal points representing ranges measured to Lunokhod 2, and to the Apollo 11, 14, and 15 retroflectors were analyzed. Smoothed estimates derived from the lunar rangefinding were compared with smoothed values published by the International Bureau of Time, in the 1968 and 1969 systems. The derived values at the observation sight were connected to corresponding values at the Conventional International Origin, using the BIH data for polar motion. Differences are discussed.

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