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How can the far side of the moon be higher than the near side without shifting the center and making them equal?
by whatshisface 5y ago
How can the far side of the moon be higher than the near side without shifting the center and making them equal?
- EdwardDiego 5y agoSame way that the northern hemisphere of Mars is a lot lower than the southern hemisphere - crustal thickness. The far side has a thicker crust than the near side, apparently due to the effect of earthshine from the molten earth on the near side early in the Moon's history.
- saberdancer 5y agoDensity does not have to be uniform.
- cheschire 5y agoI’m no astrophysicist but centrifugal force seems like a plausible explanation.
- darkerside 5y agoThat was phrased really oddly. I think essentially he means, the far side has a larger topographical variance.