Lunar Analytical Theory for Polar Orbits in a 50-Degree Zonal Model Plus Third-Body Effect

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Canonical transformations depending on a small parameter

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Recent Gravity Models as a Result of the Lunar Prospector Mission

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<i>Theory of Satellite Geodesy: Applications of Satellites to Geodesy</i>

W. M. Kaula, Robert E. Street · Physics Today · 1967 · 142 citations

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Frozen orbits for satellites close to an Earth-like planet

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Natural Sciences, Aerospace Engineering, Astrodynamics +13