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Star Struck - The moon’s wobble

There are three parts to the wobble.

We are taught that the moon is tidally locked to the Earth. Its orbital period equals its rotational period. We are taught that this results in one side of the moon always facing the Earth. This is true, but we actually see 59 percent of the moon. This is because of a wobble and is called libration. If you take high resolution pictures of the moon’s phases you would see the libration. Read full article at OurTribune.com.

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