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What is the period of the nutation of the Earth's axis?
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What is the primary cause of the nutation of the Earth's axis?
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The gravitational pull of the Moon
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The nutation of the Earth's axis is primarily caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon on the Earth's equatorial bulge.