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libration

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The act or state of librating.

A real or apparent libratory motion, like that of a balance before coming to rest.

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the libration of the moon Source: Internet

Second, the longitudes of ascending nodes of the two bodies—the points where they cross the ecliptic—are in near-resonance with the above libration. Source: Internet

Jupiter trojans generally follow paths called tadpole orbits around the Lagrangian points; the average period of their libration is about 150 years. Source: Internet

Except for libration effects, this results in the Moon keeping the same face turned toward Earth, as seen in the figure on the left. Source: Internet

Not simplified, because the libration of the nodes must be taken into account. Source: Internet

The amplitude of the libration (along the Jovian orbit) varies from 0.6° to 88°, with the average being about 33°. Source: Internet

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