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The Earth is pulling the Moon along its orbit faster than the default speed of the orbit, by dragging the tides ahead of where they would normally be. So the Ea
by Arnavion 6y ago
The Earth is pulling the Moon along its orbit faster than the default speed of the orbit, by dragging the tides ahead of where they would normally be. So the Earth's rotational energy is translating into a higher orbital energy for the Moon.