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Would the Moon move away if the Earth were frozen with no liquid tide?
The moon is moving further from the Earth. To the extent that after 600 million years we will no longer enjoy full solar eclipses as it will be too far away to completely block the sun.
The reason the ...
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What happened to Newton 3rd law if our Moon is moving away at 1.5" yearly? [closed]
Our Moon is going away and I read that it is the culprit is our ocean, but then what happens to Newton 3rd law there should be an equal and opposite forces too so where's that? Is it absorbed by the ...
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If the tidal bulge on the earth speeds the moon up, how does the moon move to a higher orbit?
I understand that the moon causes a tidal bulge on Earth, and this tidal bulge moves slightly ahead of the moon due to Earth's rotation.
When reading about why the moon is moving away from the Earth, ...
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Will the moon ever proceed to lose its orbit and hit the earth?
Assume that the moon it orbiting the earth in a circular trajectory.
It will experience an acceleration directed towards the centre of the earth given by $\frac{GM}{R^2}$ where $G$ is the universal ...
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Has anyone experimented with simulating moon lighting?
Has anyone (in general) experimented with simulating moon lighting?
It means the following. A gray ball is illuminated with light with a brightness equal to that of the sun.
And at the corresponding ...
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Which parts of the electromagnetic spectrum cannot be used for remote sensing of the Earth system and why? Is that different on the moon? Why?
Which parts of the electromagnetic spectrum cannot be used for remote sensing of the Earth system and why? Is that different on the moon and if yes, why?
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How exactly does the Moon stabilizes Earth axial tilt?
There are many references regarding the Moon stabilizing the tilt of the Earth's rotational axis. I'd like to see some support for that claim, more than non-sequitur handwaving "Moon causes tides,...
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The radius of Earth is 4 times the radius of the moon. Estimate the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the moon [closed]
I have derived an expression here which just needs the ratio of the densities of the Earth and its moon. My question is how do I go about finding this ratio or is there another way to approach this ...
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Centre of Gravity of Earth-Moon Elevator [closed]
Suppose you have a cylindrical elevator that resembles a rod of mass $m$, cross-sectional area $A$ and uniform density $\rho$, with a length $L$ spanning the distance between the Earth and the Moon. ...
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Why is the time difference of equal tide states not 50 minute if one lunar day is 24 hour and 50 minutes?
I do understand that tidal forces are caused by de difference of gravitational force between both opposite points of the earth where a bulge is formed.
I do understand that a lunar day is ruffle 24 ...
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If the Earth and the Moon were smaller, would moon tides be more or less intense?
If the Earth and Moon were smaller (and everything on them too, but keeping the same average density and the same "relative" distances, I mean... the same proportions!), would the tides ...
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How does the moon affect the position of zero gravity in the Earth?
I am interested in the position of the point of zero gravity within the Earth as a function of the gravity of the moon. Take the example of the moonless Earth. The position of zero gravity would be ...
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NASA's explanation on tidal acceleration
I've found an animation in NASA's website, illustrating tidal acceleration effect between the moon and earth.
It's the forth animation from the top in this page:
https://moon.nasa.gov/moon-in-motion/...
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Earth, Moon, gravitatioal pull
Does the gravitational pull that causes tides, also affect the Earth's land mass. Does it affect the atoms, molecules, is there a slight bulge to the actual Earth / Land itself?
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Is it a coincidence that distance between Sun and Earth=(Distance between Earth and Moon)*(365.25+24) or is there any logical reasoning behind it? [closed]
Here $365.25$ days is the time taken for Earth's Revolution around the Sun while $24$ hours is the Earth's rotation.
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What would happen if I shot a near-light-speed bullet at the moon? [closed]
What would happen if I shot a bullet at 90% of light speed from earth to the moon? Would it make it through the atmosphere? Would it have any negative effects on the earth's atmosphere as it passes ...
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Is there a correlation between the Earth's spin, the moon, and temperature?
Based on NASA's arcticle, changes to land, ice sheet, ocean, and mantle flow affect Earth's spin.
Does the moon's elliptical orbit around Earth also affect Earth's spin? What effect does distance play?...
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Will a satellite orbiting the moon have a tidal locked orbit?
Suppose an artificial satellite is launched to orbit the moon. Ignore 3-body problem issues, just assume it follows a roughly titled elliptical orbit relative to the plane cutting through earth's ...
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Why are the Earth and Moon so different?
The suggestion was made that the Earth and the Moon are two parts of a once whole object. If that is true then they must share the same basic composition. They also receive fairly similar amounts of ...
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The role of the Sun in spring and neap tides
I am trying to understand how the Sun affects tides on the Earth's oceans and seas.
It is quite clear that when the Moon is in the first and in the third quarter, the Sun's and the Moon's ...
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In the difference between the sun and moon's tidal effects on earth, is density or distance a larger factor?
This question is inspired by the (now looking at it, improper use of, my bad) comments section here in Physics SE. I'm not sure I could explain better than our short discussion does below:
No, the ...
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How much the Earth atmosphere oscillates due to Moon tidal force and does this produces winds?
As there is the tidal force of the Moon exerted on the Ocean water I supose there must be some force acting to the Earth's atmosphere. So when the atmosphere starts falling down as the Moon is ...
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I want to know about the synodic and sidereal months. Why is there a difference between the two? [closed]
I want to know about the synodic and sidereal months. Why is there a difference between the two?
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Moon is receding from Earth approximately 4cm per year [closed]
According to the theory of relativity the universe is styled as a fabric which is depressed by a large mass and a moon, still following a straight path ever 'curves inward' toward the large mass.
Now ...
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Would the moon eventually hit the Earth?
The moon is rotating around the earth in elliptic or approximately circular orbit with speed $v$. Its acceleration have two components tangential and radial one. It is the radial acceleration ...
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Is gravitational energy usable and could it be depleted?
Let's take for example a tidal stream generator. We know that tides are a consequence of the Moon gravity, we know that mass is connected with gravity, so is this mean that
(1) we use Gravitational ...
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Is the Moon's rotation affected by Earth's?
There is a lot written on the moon affecting the Earth's rotation but not so much the other way around.
I know that moon has its own rotation:
Tidal locking is the phenomenon by which a body has ...
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Conservation of Angular Momentum -- Earth-Moon System -- Earth spin backwards?
I am developing an exhibit for a museum. We want to show how the Earth's spin rate changes as the Moon drifts farther and farther out from the Earth. The visitor has a slider they can move to set ...
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How fast would an object at cruising altitude (around 10,600 m) need to travel to stay on the opposite side of the Earth to the Moon? [closed]
I am trying to figure out how fast an object will have to travel (at a height around 10,600 m) to never be in the presence of the moon. Meaning the object will always be on the opposite side of the ...
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If the Earth would change into a ball of water, how wil its form develop, considering only the Sun's and Moon's influence? [duplicate]
Let's fantasize that the Earth changes in a non-rotating ball of water. And let's assume the only gravitational influences on it are those of the Sun and Moon.
What will happen to the form of the ...
