Abstract
We compute the perturbations on the motion of the Moon due to the shape of the Earth. The zonal terms inJ 2,J 3, andJ 4 are considered. The accuracy is estimated at 3″×10−5 and the results compared with previous theories.
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Henrard, J. The Earth-figure perturbations in the Lunar theory. Celestial Mechanics 25, 417–425 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01234180
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01234180