File:Earth_precession.svg
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DescriptionEarth precession.svg | Precession of Earth's rotational axis due to the tidal force raised on Earth by the gravity of the Moon and Sun. |
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Source | Vectorized by Mysid in Inkscape after a NASA Earth Observatory image in Milutin Milankovitch Precession. |
Author | NASA, Mysid |
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current | 15:18, 29 June 2010 | 670 × 764 (30 KB) | Antonsusi | ... | |
19:12, 28 June 2010 | 670 × 764 (30 KB) | Antonsusi | Adjustings, valid code | ||
02:05, 15 January 2010 | 670 × 764 (64 KB) | LtPowers | Reverted to version as of 22:01, 4 May 2008 | ||
00:43, 15 January 2010 | 670 × 764 (64 KB) | Joe Kress | Reverted to version as of 22:01, 4 May 2008 | ||
08:43, 2 August 2009 | 670 × 764 (44 KB) | Mysid | precession movement is CCW, not clockwise | ||
22:01, 4 May 2008 | 670 × 764 (64 KB) | Mysid | ==Description== {{Information |Description=Precession of rotational axis relative to the direction to the Sun at perihelion and aphelion. This changes the time of the year at which perihelion and aphelion occur. |Source=Vectorized by [[w:User:Mysid|Mysid] |
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