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Why doesn't moon crash to Earth
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28-10-2007, 05:45 AM
wasyoungonce
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And because the moon has mass it has gravity, thus the earth is accelerating (falling) towards the moon as well.
But at a much lower rate than the moon to the earth, because of their difference in respective masses.
Makes for interesting orbits.
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