Re: Retrograde moons and gravity

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RobVG — 5/18/2002 7:14:41 PM (archived)

Just to add to your question, our moon does a lot of work dragging the oceans around every day. A lot of energy is lost in this activity (in the form of heat). Is our moon slowing because of this?

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Jupiter has 11 new moons (or has captured 11 asteroids *g*). - Marcia - 5/17/2002 9:28:01 AM
- Retrograde moons and gravity - Bowser - 5/18/2002 4:42:07 PM
  - Re: Retrograde moons and gravity - RobVG - 5/18/2002 7:14:41 PM
    - Just the Opposite - Justin Kelly - 5/18/2002 11:39:14 AM
      - Thanks Justin - RobVG - 5/18/2002 3:15:04 PM
        
        Yes - Justin Kelly - 5/19/2002 5:32:37 PM
- I think we should stop calling them Moons - Justin Kelly - 5/17/2002 12:35:38 PM
  - Re: I think we should stop calling them Moons - Tom Brosz - 5/17/2002 4:39:32 PM
    - Re: I think we should stop calling them Moons - p - 5/18/2002 5:23:10 PM
      - Is Pluto a planet? - Tom Brosz - 5/18/2002 6:33:50 PM
        
        Re:Discoveries - Raoul - 5/18/2002 7:11:51 PM
        
        Pluto is Bigger Than Ceres - Mark Eby - 5/19/2002 2:25:30 PM
        
        Re: Re:Discoveries - Raoul - 5/18/2002 7:14:19 PM
        
        Define planets by size, not orbit - Buck Galaxy - 5/19/2002 5:48:05 PM
        
        Good point. Asteroids an obvious exception. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/18/2002 11:49:19 AM
      - the numerical line. . . - Justin Kelly - 5/18/2002 11:32:49 AM
        
        I like it. If it ain't round, it aint a moon (nt) (n/t) - FrankC - 5/18/2002 3:12:35 PM

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