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Lunar Motion: Theory and Observations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Jean Chapront  and
Michelle Chapront-Touzé
Jean Chapront
Affiliation:
Bureau des Longitudes Paris, France
Michelle Chapront-Touzé
Affiliation:
Bureau des Longitudes Paris, France

Abstract

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Results of several fits of the lunar theory ELP 2000–82B and of Moons’ theory of libration are presented. The theories are fitted both to JPL numerical integrations and to LLR observations.

Type
Dynamics and Astrometry: Present and Future
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 165: Dynamics and Astrometry of Natural and Artificial Celestial Bodies , 1997 , pp. 31 - 38
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1997

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