Examples of 'libration' in a sentence

Meaning of "libration"

libration is the apparent wobbling or oscillation of the moon or another celestial body seen from the Earth
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  • The act of librating.
  • The apparent wobble or variation in the visible side of the Moon that permanently faces the Earth, allowing observers on Earth to see, over a period of time, slightly more than half of the lunar surface.
  • A similar rotational or orbital characteristic of some other celestial body.
  • The oscillation of an angle about a stable equilibrium point.

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How to search a formation of the libration zone.
The libration orbits are rather complicated.
The visibility of this formation is also affected by libration.
This is known as the libration in latitude.
This is referred to as longitudinal libration.
Lunar libration problem.
Mercury outside of the libration areas.
Libration in longitude.
This is twice further than the libration point.
This libration could have provided Enceladus with an additional heat source.
There are various causes for libration.
There is this strange thing called libration which is like vibration beginning with an I.
However the visibility of this formation can be affected by libration.
It is a libration.
Bond lengths not involving hydrogen have been corrected for libration.

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Such a microsatellite has to be placed in a libration point between the Sun and the Earth.
It can also become hidden from sight due to the effects of libration.
Front de libration du Qubec.
The maps used orthographic projection of the surface as viewed at mean libration.
Theory of the Libration of the Moon.
A spaceship is stranded on the planet Mercury outside of the libration areas.
Libration in Latitude.
The visibility of this crater is also affected by libration of the Moon.
Libration on an Eccentric.
Johannes Hevelius discovers the longitudinal libration of the Moon.
Libration in longitude occurs because the moon 's orbit is elliptical.
Fast installation or exchange of POWER CELL load cells without reca libration.
Enceladus 's measured physical libration requires a global subsurface ocean.
Lagrangian point is also known as I point or Lagrange points or Libration points.
There is a phenomenon of libration - seeming oscillatory movements of the moon.
All means are acceptable, to lead to the true libration of mankind.
In addition, libration effects can completely hide this crater from view.
There are several classes of co-orbital objects, depending on their point of libration.
It has created the feeling of libration and tendency of self-liberation among women.
Observation of this area is hindered due to foreshortening, as well as libration effects.
Other observations suggest they move around the libration points in ellipses of about 6 by 2 degrees.
Over time, some parts of the far side can be seen due to libration.
For the same reason energies of vibration and libration defined above, may be ignored.
As a result, spacecraft in libration point orbits must use propulsion systems to perform orbital station-keeping.
About 18 percent of the far side is occasionally visible from Earth due to libration.
Libration allows us to see a little more than half of the Moon 's disc.
From the Earth this crater appears foreshortened, and visibility can be affected by libration.
Station-keeping at libration points.
This form can be identified ( at least approximately ) as libration.
This libration can be stable for less than 100 million to billions of years.
Over time, we see more than half of the moon, thanks to libration.
The failed libration ( resonance motion ) of Amycus.
We can see up to 59 % of the Moon 's surface because of a process called libration.
Long live the libration of Korea!
Libration of the Moon, seen from Earth.

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