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Its and axis
Its eye patch is distinctively slanted forwards, rather than parallel to the body axis.
Its major part resembles the field of a bar magnet (" dipole field ") inclined by about 10 ° to the rotation axis of Earth, but more complex parts (" higher harmonics ") also exist, as first shown by Carl Friedrich Gauss.
Its fundamental principle is that of balance-the energy that the Earth absorbs from the sun each year is equal to that which it loses back into space, but this however is not a balance precisely maintained in each latitude due to the varying strength of the sun in each " cell " resulting from the tilt of the Earth's axis in relation to its orbit.
Its axis if any, is that of the original cone or pyramid.
Its elevations are perfectly symmetrical to either side of this axis.
Its budget, 11 % of the total EU budget is today allocated along three main areas, known as axis.
Its north-south axis runs from Monserrat in the north to Retiro railway station in the south.
Its east-west axis runs from Buenos Aires Ecological Reserve and Puerto Madero.
Its geometric parameters are: semi-major axis a = 6378137. 0 m, and flattening f = 1 / 298. 257222101.
Its shape is that of a circular paraboloid, that is, the surface generated by a parabola revolving around its axis.
Its high back and dorsal fin act as a pivot, allowing it to spin quickly on its axis, though the shark's dorsal fins are distinctively close to its tail.
Its image by reflection in a horizontal axis would look like b. A reflection is an involution: when applied twice in succession, every point returns to its original location, and every geometrical object is restored to its original state.
Its border with Gauteng includes that province's Johannesburg-Pretoria axis, the most industrialised metropole on the continent.
Its lobes all share the same axis of symmetry but each have very different morphologies and opening angles.
Its orbit is strikingly similar to that of 4179 Toutatis in eccentricity, semi-major axis, and inclination.
Its proximity to the axis of international trade gives it some advantage over the Panama route ; the Isthmus of Panama, however, is significantly narrower, making for a shorter traversal, even if the canal is farther from trade routes.
Its initial mass in orbit is 282 kg, and in orbit, the satellite spins at 100 rpm around its main axis
Its long axis is parallel to the tectonic fabric of the Havre Trough that lies west of the volcanic arc.
Its north – south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in the south.
Its east – west axis runs from a chain of parkland that includes Hyde Park, The Domain, Royal Botanic Gardens and Farm Cove on Sydney Harbour in the east ; to Darling Harbour and the Western Distributor in the west.
Its longitudinal axis is oriented north-south.
Its eccentricity ( minor axis / major axis ) is greater than or equal to 0. 7 at maximum extent, so they are fairly round.
Its eccentricity ( minor axis / major axis ) is greater than or equal to 0. 7 at maximum extent.

Its and rotation
Its spiral arms wind in both directions, which makes it nearly impossible for astronomers to determine the rotation of the galaxy.
Its symmetry group has two elements, the identity and the 180 ° rotation.
Its symmetry group has four elements, the identity, two reflections and the 180 ° rotation.
Its missions involved carrying large payloads to various orbits ( including segments to be added to the International Space Station ), provided crew rotation for the International Space Station, and performing service missions.
Its main work directions are measurements of Earth rotation, latitude variations ( applying zenith stars observations, lunar occultation observations and other )
Its center traces a circular orbit, twice per rotation, around the midpoint between input and output shafts.
Its non-uniformities reveal the unpredictable components of Earth rotation, due to atmospheric weather, plate tectonics, and currents in the interior of the Earth.
Its rotation combines two separate periodic motions into a non-periodic result ; to someone on the surface of Toutatis, the Sun would seem to rise and set in apparently random locations and at random times at the asteroid's horizon.
* Its module can be deduced from the value of the infinitesimal rotation.
Its rotation period is 11. 2 days at the equator.
* Its Cartesian equation is ( up to translation and rotation ):
Its animated music video, directed by Magnus Carlsson, was placed on heavy rotation on MTV, although the network censored portions containing nudity.
Its rotation period is 7. 7 hours.
Its rotation period is typical for large asteroids.
Its video got heavy rotation on MTV and VH1.
Its angular momentum comes from two types of rotation: spin and orbital motion.
Its rotation replacement was designated NRF 2 ( 2004 ) at the same time.
Its rotation is very fast, with a projected rotational velocity of.

0.678 seconds.