MOTION OF THE MOON AND DYNAMICS OF THE EARTH-MOON SYSTEM,

Abstract

Contents: Basic facts: Distance, size, and mass; The motion of the moon in space; Rotation of the moon; optical librations; Motion of the moon about its center of gravity; physical librations; Photometric consequences of the moon's motion: Phases and eclipses; Dynamics of the earth-moon system.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0615278

Entities

People

  • Zdenek Kopal

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Motion
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Dynamics
  • Gravity
  • Rotation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris