Libration

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4475. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar System, Solar System Models And Concepts

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An oscillation of a celestial object about some mean position. The term is used most often in connection with the Moon, to describe a number of effects which cause the hemisphere presented to an observer on the Earth to vary slightly as the Moon proceeds around its orbit. Over time, the Moon appears to rock slightly from side to side, and to nod slightly up and down. Although the Moon has synchro...

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