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Question about the orbiting plane of the moon

 
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Sep24-08, 02:42 AM   #1
 

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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