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Polar motion

Polar motion

Motion of Earth's rotational axis relative to its crust.

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    Wandering of a planet's pole of rotation.

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    Rotation of Earth around its axis.

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    Change of rotational axis in an astronomical body.

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    Southernmost point on Earth.

    8.6%

  4. Astronomical nutation

    Variance in a celestial body's axis of rotation over time.

    8.2%

  5. North Pole

    Northernmost point on Earth.

    7.6%

  6. 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

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  7. Axial tilt

    Angle between the rotational axis and orbital axis of a body.

    3.5%

  8. Geodesy

    Science of measuring the shape, orientation, and gravity of Earth.

    3.2%

  9. Precession

    Periodic change in the direction of a rotation axis.

    1.8%

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    Points on a rotating astronomical body where the axis of rotation intersects the surface.

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