File:Earth precession.svg

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Summary

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.
Date	5 May 2008
Source	Vectorized by Mysid in Inkscape after a NASA Earth Observatory image in Milutin Milankovitch Precession.
Author	NASA, Mysid

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
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]