Thread: Why doesn't moon crash to Earth
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Old 28-10-2007, 08:50 PM
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I don't think anyone has mentioned the Roche limit yet, isn't that also a factor in the situation? The moon is well outside the Roche limit of the earth so it will tend to move away.
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