In lunar astronomy, libration is the cyclic variation in the apparent position of the Moon perceived by Earth-bound observers and caused by changes between...
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Libration (from the Latin verb librare "to balance, to sway"; cf. libra "scales") is a type of reciprocating motion in which an object with a nearly fixed...
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Lagrange point (redirect from Libration point)
mechanics, the Lagrange points (/ləˈɡrɑːndʒ/; also Lagrangian points or libration points) are points of equilibrium for small-mass objects under the gravitational...
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In orbital mechanics, a libration point orbit (LPO) is a quasiperiodic orbit around a Lagrange point. Libration is a form of orbital motion exhibited...
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Orbit of the Moon (section Libration)
7° north of the equator and the north pole is visible. This is called libration in latitude. The nodes are points at which the Moon's orbit crosses the...
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Lunar phase (section Lunar libration)
night to night, yet somewhat obvious in time-lapse photography. Lunar libration causes part of the back side of the Moon to be visible to a terrestrial...
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Category:Spacecraft using halo orbits Libration point orbit Robert Farquhar (1966). "Station-Keeping in the Vicinity of Collinear Libration Points with an Application...
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lunar surface is visible over time due to cyclical shifts in perspective (libration), making parts of the far side of the Moon visible. The Moon has been...
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Derg (redirect from Socialist Ethiopian Libration Army)
The Derg (or Dergue; Amharic: ደርግ, lit. 'committee' or 'council'), officially the Provisional Military Administrative Council (PMAC), was the Marxist–Leninist...
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A full lunar day observed from the Earth, where orbital libration causes the apparent wobble....
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