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Figure 17.32 shows a lunar situation. What is wrong with the picture? (The figure is based on a stamp issued in 1988 by the East African country Tanzania.)

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Chapter4: Earth, Moon, And Sky

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6E: Why is it difficult to construct a practical calendar based on the Moon’s cycle of phases?

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