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It basically draws energy from the moon orbiting earth. It could theoretically alter that orbit, but given that the moon/earth system has a lot of mass, the tim
by Xylakant 6y ago
It basically draws energy from the moon orbiting earth. It could theoretically alter that orbit, but given that the moon/earth system has a lot of mass, the timescale for that to happen is extraordinarily large.
- tshaddox 6y agoThat’s exactly what it’s doing. It’s slowing down Earth’s rotation and speeding up the Moon’s orbit (i.e. moving the Moon further from the Earth).