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2025-03-04 19:37:49 GMT

Fascinating on Nostr: The same side of the Moon always faces Earth, but not in exactly the same way. Due to ...

The same side of the Moon always faces Earth, but not in exactly the same way. Due to its tilted axis and elliptical orbit, we see about 59% of its surface over time. This simulation compresses a year into 60 seconds, making the Moon's wobble, called libration, visible.

[📹 NASA]