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pixel01
Sep24-08, 03:42 AM
I know that the moon orbits the earth in a plane that inclines about 5 degrees with the earth orbting plane (around the sun). My question is does the moon orbiting plane wobble or it hold still? If it wobbles, what is the period?

Janus
Sep24-08, 08:24 AM
It wobbles, or more properly, undergoes precession, with a period of 18.6 years.