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New test of general relativity - Measurement of de Sitter geodetic precession rate for lunar perigeeAccording to general relativity, the calculated rate of motion of lunar perigee should include a contribution of 19.2 msec/yr from geodetic precession. It is shown that existing analyses of lunar-laser-ranging data confirm the general-relativistic rate for geodetic precession with respect to the planetary dynamical frame. In addition, the comparison of earth-rotation results from lunar laser ranging and from VLBI shows that the relative drift of the planetary dynamical frame and the extragalactic VLBI reference frame is small. The estimated accuracy is about 10 percent.
Document ID
19870048215
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Bertotti, Bruno
(Cambridge University United Kingdom)
Ciufolini, Ignazio
(Texas, University Austin, United States)
Bender, Peter L.
(Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics Boulder, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
March 16, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Physical Review Letters
Volume: 58
ISSN: 0031-9007
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
87A35489
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-28192
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASA ORDER S-56150-D
Distribution Limits
Public
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