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What causes Precession and other Orbital Changes Flashcards

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What causes Precession and the other Orbital Changes?

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The interactions between the Earth and the Sun, and they are caused mainly by the Earth not being a perfect sphere.

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Why is the Earth not a sphere?

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It’s diameter is 43km (27 miles) longer than its height.

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