Damus
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The same side of the Moon always faces Earth, but not in exactly the same way. Due to its tilted axis and elliptical orbit, we see about 59% of its surface over time. This simulation compresses a year into 60 seconds, making the Moon's wobble, called libration, visible.

[๐Ÿ“น NASA]

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neperj โ™ฃ๏ธ · 54w
beautiful although i think not totally accurate