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Assuming that, in the future, a 3 cm accuracy on lunar laser ranging will be achieved, representing at least accuracies of the order \( 0\mathop .\limits^ 01\) in lunar rotation and \( 0\mathop .\limits^ 01\) in its motion in space, many dynamical or kinematic features pertaining to the Moon or the Earth-Moon system should become observable and bring new light about the physics of the Earth and of the Moon. These are reviewed in this presentation.
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Kovalevsky, J. (1977). Scientific Expectations in the Selenosciences. In: Mulholland, J.D., Burk, C.A., Silverberg, E.C. (eds) Scientific Applications of Lunar Laser Ranging. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 62. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1208-9_3
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