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Old 03-February-2009, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by hhEb09'1 View Post
In the case of the moon, the "heavy side" of the moon is not pointed directly towards the Earth. It's a few tens of degrees off, if I recall correctly
It appears that this reputed feature referred to as the "heavy side" does not accurately depict the actual mass distribution.

Can you identify a source for that remark?
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