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RECENTLY, C. R. Faulkner1 has suggested that changes of the rotation of 1958δ1, especially the decrease of the period during the last days in November 1958, may be explained in part by a strong westerly wind in the upper atmosphere.
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NOTNI, P., OLEAK, H. Rotation Period of the Artificial Satellite 1958δ1. Nature 189, 737–738 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189737a0
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