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Subject: ACTUALLY..... Author: sci guy [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 11:16:29 10/11/07 Thu In reply to: Duncan7 's message, "Re: The moon as well..." on 08:45:03 10/09/07 Tue >Actually it's getting farther away. About 1 1/2 inches >a year. At some point it will effect our axis and the >planet will become unstable. You will see lots of >climate change at that point. in point of fact, the only thing that will happen is that we'll become tidally locked with the moon, such that only one half of the earth will see the moon, much as the moon is already tidally locked with the earth. Earth's rotational axis won't be Affected, but there WILL be tidal differences. > >>I was reading in one of those science rags you buy on >>the local mag rack that the moon, I seem to remember, >>is getting closer and closer each year. >> >>I seem to remember reading where the orbit of the moon >>is deteriorating a little bit each year. And that >>will as it gets closer will effect the earths tides >>causing higher tides as its gravity is felt more and >>more. >> >>However its not a danger to OUR generation because the >>rate of decent is definately NOT enough that we shoud >>witness the colision of earth and moon. >> >>Jell PROBABLY the Sun will have swallowed up the earth >>and turned it into gasious vapor long before that >>happens. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Re: ACTUALLY..... Duncan7 22:52:30 10/11/07 Thu easier then i thought Duncan7 23:10:40 10/11/07 Thu so what was your point with that article? -- sci guy, 14:10:10 10/14/07 Sun Re: so what was your point with that article? -- Duncan7, 14:33:44 10/14/07 Sun C'mon Queenie - post the link to the posts that Curmudgeon 19:39:37 10/16/07 Tue We're still waiting for the link, or are you too cowardly to post it? Curmudgeon 08:42:21 10/18/07 Thu Over a week, and still no lnk. What are you afraid of? Curmudgeon 09:35:28 10/21/07 Sun