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Re:Mars Needs Leap Days Too by im3w1l on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @12:24PM (#22476578)
Is there a reason it precesses at that particular speed, some resonance or tidal locking or something? Or is it basically a random initial condition?
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Re:Mars Needs Leap Days Too by wcoenen on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @03:46PM (#22478570)
It's pretty random. It's mostly caused by gravitation from the sun and moon, and counteracted by the Earth's spin; faster spin would mean slower precession.
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