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| Sep24-08, 02:42 AM | #1 |
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Question about the orbiting plane of the moon
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?
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| Sep24-08, 07:24 AM | #2 |
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It wobbles, or more properly, undergoes precession, with a period of 18.6 years.
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