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Image: Earth precession

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Description: Precession of Earth's rotational axis due to the tidal force raised on Earth by the gravity of the Moon and Sun.
Title: Earth precession
Credit: Vectorized by Mysid in Inkscape after a NASA Earth Observatory image in Milutin Milankovitch Precession.
Author: NASA, Mysid
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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