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		im3w1l on March 3, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mars Needs Leap Days Too Is there a reason it precesses at that particular speed, some resonance or tidal locking or something? Or is it basically a random initial condition?

wcoenen on March 3, 2020 [–]

It's pretty random. It's mostly caused by gravitation from the sun and moon, and counteracted by the Earth's spin; faster spin would mean slower precession.

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