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Results of several fits of the lunar theory ELP 2000-82B and of Moons' theory of libration are presented. The theories are fitted both to JPL numerical integrations and to LLR observations
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Chapront, J., Chapront-Touzé, M. Lunar motion: Theory and observations. Celestial Mech Dyn Astr 66, 31–38 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00048821
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