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Ferrari et al. 1980
Ferrari, A.J., Sinclair, W.S., Sjogren, W.L., Williams, J.G. and Yoder, C.F. (1980). Geophysical parameters of the earth-moon system. Journal of Geophysical Research 85: doi: 10.1029/JB085iB07p03939. issn: 0148-0227.

Doppler tracking data from Lunar Orbiter 4 have been combined with laser ranging data from lunar retroreflectors to yield a number of geophysical and geodetic parameters for the earth and moon. This joint solution gives values of (1) the lunar principal polar moment C/MR2=0.3905¿0.0023, (2) GME=398600.461¿0.026 km3/s2, and (3) and earth/moon mass ratio at 81.300587¿0.000049. Also determined are the harmonics of a complete lunar gravity field through degree and order 5, the obliquity of the lunar pole, selenocentric coordinates of the lunar retroreflectors, geocentric coordinates of the McDonald Observatory, and the lunar secular acceleration. The lunar potential Love number is weakly determined at 0.022¿0.013, and a surprisingly large dissipation of rotational energy is inferred, though either solid body tidal dissipation or liquid core mantle interactions could be causes.

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