About the influence of the Earth's gravity on the shape of the Moon

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Lviv Polytechnic National University

The question of the influence of the Earth's attraction to the figure of the Moon is considered. It has been shown that the disturbing potential created by the Earth affects the figure of the Moon somewhat more than the effect caused by its rotation.

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