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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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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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How much mass must Earth lose to lose its Moon?
Maybe I am wrong about the basic concept here, but for my curiosity: how much mass would need to leave the Earth (like satellites and rockets) to create an imbalance between the Earth and Moon so that ...
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How does the Moon cause the tides?
I am considering the following question, but I can't quite figure it out...
I have looked up differential gravity, but I cannot derive the equation for the effect on Earth, and I haven't found any ...
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How is the Earth heated by a Full Moon?
While the moon is certainly not a good reflector of solar radiation, surely the radiation it reflects back heats the Earth (even if it is a terribly small amount).
How would one go about calculating (...
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