Librations

Librations

The gentle rocking motion of the Moon as it orbits in its elliptical orbit around Earth that allow slightly more than half of the Moons surface to be visible over a period of time.

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librations

Astronomy; Moon

The gentle rocking motion of the Moon as it orbits in its elliptical orbit around Earth that allow slightly more than half of the Moons surface to be visible over a period of ...

libration

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) An oscillatory, rotatory motion. (2) That relative motion between an observer and a body which makes the body seem to rotate slightly back and forth about an average ...

libration

Astrology; General astrology

Slow oscillation of the Moon that allows us to observe a part of the Moon's surface, which is normally concealed from the viewer on Earth.

libration

Language; Encyclopedias

The name given to certain apparent movements in the moon as if it swayed like a balance both in latitude and longitude in its revolution round the earth.

libration

Language; Dictionaries

The act or state of librating.

libration fading

Engineering; Electronic engineering

In earth-moon-earth (EME) communications, also known as moonbounce, rapid and deep fading, accompanied by phase modulation, that takes place because the moon does not always show ...

crescent moon

Astronomy; Moon

The moon when it appears partly but less than one-half lit. It is seen between a new moon and a half moon.

gobbous moon

Astronomy; Moon

The Moon when it appears more than half lit but less than fully lit. It happens between full moon and half moon.

new moon

Astronomy; Moon

The Moon when it is not visible or when it is visible only as a thin crescent, is named as new moon.

moon

Astronomy; Moon

The round object that moves around the Earth at a distance of about 240,000 miles. Moon is one-fourth the size of the Earth.

S/2012 P 1

Astronomy; Moon

S/2012 P 1 is a small natural satellite of the planet Pluto. The moon was discovered on July 11, 2012. It is the fifth satellite of Pluto to be confirmed. The other four Pluto ...

phase

Astronomy; Moon

One of the ways that the moon appears depending on how much of its sun-lit surface is visible.

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