Further studies of the rotation IMG (Destiny)

by ZackDark , Not behind you. NO! Don't look., Friday, October 18, 2013, 07:33 (4057 days ago) @ ZackDark

As seen in this GIF:

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the Moon clearly librates (its axis of rotation oscillates) over the month.

So, adding up so far, the rotation observed in the vidoc could be attributed to:

Libration
Location of observation (along with time of day)
Not-so-perfect tidal lock

However, also bound to the not-quite-tidally-locked, along with the fact that over time the Moon does show more of its far side, is the fact that it's getting farther away. So, to achieve a rotation of over 20 degrees (best-case scenario, if you take my other photo as reference), it would take a LOT of years, but the Moon wouldn't be as close to Earth as shown.

So, yeah, I'd attribute it to slight oversight. I hope they either 'fix' it or make it into an even more awesome story. :)

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Further studies of the rotation *IMG* (Destiny)

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