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LibrationAn effect caused by the apparent wobble of the Moon as it orbits the Earth. The Moon always keeps the same side toward the Earth, but due to libration, 59% of the Moon's surface can be seen over [..]
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LibrationA slight tipping and tilting of the Moon from week to week that brings various features along the limb into better view. The main causes are two aspects of the Moon’s orbit: its elliptical shape and inclination to the ecliptic.
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LibrationApparent “rocking” or “nodding” of moon or the planet Mercury. Due to this oscillation, some of the usually hidden sides are exhibited to the terrestrial observer.
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LibrationA periodic back-and-forth swing of the elongated axis of the Moon across the Moon-Earth line, apparent to a viewer on Earth. So named because it resembles the swings of two-pan scales (in Latin, " [..]
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LibrationA real or apparent oscillatory motion, particularly the apparent oscillation of the moon, which results in more than half of the moon’s surface being revealed to an observer on the earth, even though [..]
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Librationthe small oscillations in the moon’s motion that allow Earth-based observers to see slightly more than half the moon’s surface.
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