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You're not accounting for tidal forces. The same forces that create the tides on Earth also affect the moon. In this case via moon-quakes. https://phys.org/n
by knappe 9y ago
You're not accounting for tidal forces. The same forces that create the tides on Earth also affect the moon. In this case via moon-quakes.
https://phys.org/news/2017-08-moon-tidal-stress-responsible-deep.html https://phys.org/news/2017-08-moon-tidal-stress-responsible-...
- hyperpallium 9y agoBut the moon is one-face, so tidal stress should be constant.
- harperlee 9y agoWhat about the sun's? If the force is strong enough to make earth orbit, and moon-to-sun distance oscillates, plus seasonal behaviour, there must be quite some straining tides...
- hyperpallium 9y agooh yeah, that makes sense. It's a tiny fraction of the moon-sun distance, but it would have some efrect. Is it a "tidal" force, though?
- andai 9y agoThe sun also creates the tides.