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Perturbations due to the shape of the Moon in lunar theory

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We compute the perturbations on the motion of the Moon due to its shape. The accuracy is estimated at 1″.10−5 in longitude and latitude and 5 parts in 1011 in distance.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Facultés Universitaires de Namur, 8, Rempart de la Vierge, B-5000, Namur, Belgium

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Henrard, J. Perturbations due to the shape of the Moon in lunar theory. Celestial Mechanics 22, 335–341 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01306908

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