Just the Opposite

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Just the Opposite

Justin Kelly — 5/18/2002 11:39:14 AM (archived)

There is a tidal bulge on the earth from the moon, this bulge is kept slightly in front of the moon itself by the earths spinning. This system slows the earths rotation (our days are slowly getting longer) but it is also pulls the moon faster causing it to climb into higher orbits (our moon is getting farther away).

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-Justin Kelly

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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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