MoonEl:

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% Computes the moon orbital elements with respect to the earth inertial frame.
 These elements are only valid for short term use. Use PlanetPosJPL
 for more accurate positions and velocities.
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   Form:
   el = MoonEl( jD )
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   Inputs
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   jD            (1,1)  Julian Date

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   Outputs
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   el            (1,6)  Keplerian elements [a,i,L,w,e,M] (km,rad)

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   Reference: Montenbruck, O., T. Fleger, "Astronomy on the Personal 
               Computer", Springer-Verlag, p 155.
               http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?sat_elem
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Children:

Common: Time/JD2T
Math: Trigonometry/CosD

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