libration

• Nom désignant l'oscillation réelle ou apparente, lente et périodique, d'un satellite ou d'un corps céleste, notamment de la Lune, telle qu'elle est perçue depuis un corps plus grand.

A noun referring to a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite, as observed from a larger celestial body.

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   A real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite, such as the Moon, as seen from its primary planet.

   Libration (astronomie)

   • The Moon's libration allows us to see slightly more than half of its surface from Earth.
   • Libration in longitude is caused by the Moon's elliptical orbit.
   • Astronomers study lunar libration to map the far side of the Moon.