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Post by Wes Gear on Apr 8, 2010 21:17:34 GMT 10
i am skeptical of the science behind the the theory the moon is escaping from earth. i know they say its been measured and they know the rate at which it is moving away. but what if that is nothing more than the moon going through a natural cycle of moving away from earth and then moving back close.
as long as the moon stay within the range of earth's gravitational influence it can most certainly have this yoyo effect. if that is the case then the moon will be moving less away and more towar ds earth. meaning eventually the moon will crash into earth istead of being slung out into space.
no moon of its size has ever been seen floating around. nor have they found a moon that will eventually fly away from another planet. of course with the gas giants you expect this but i am speaking about the rocky planets.
so why would our moon go against what they have observed? logically considering the mass of the earth and the moon they should collide at some point.
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Post by Wes on Apr 8, 2010 21:34:16 GMT 10
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Post by concrete on Apr 11, 2010 19:31:49 GMT 10
Agreed.
The earth gains mass on a daily basis. Due to meteors, space dust and the reptilian ships landing for their eventual conquest.
If the earth gains mass. Then the moon must as well. Even if it doesn't, a more massive earth would have a stronger gravitational force. The likely outcome of this is that the moon 'should' be getting closer. The observations of the moon moving away are based (to my limited knowledge) on reflectors placed on the surface that we shoot lasers at, to measure the distance. Either light is slowing down or, the moons orbit is speeding up.
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Post by Wes Gear on Apr 12, 2010 0:39:42 GMT 10
excellent points concrete.
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