Re: Will the Moon Crash Into Earth?

On Feb 9, 7:38 pm, vinc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (pete) wrote:

This is a great explanation except for not being right. Yes, themoonis expanding its orbit.

This *CURRENT* outward movement is not part of some eliptical cycle?
No one can prove one way or not without a more complete (say five
billion years worth of) movement data. We're talking 40 years of
outward movement. 40 years compared to 4 billion years of moment is so
meaningless it's laughable.

Yes, tidal interactions are lossy and generate heat;

Slowly shifting water generates heat? I went under Niagara falls and
it was damn cold.

Ok, so if tidal interactions are frittering away energy,

Key word *frittering* as in negligable, but it just might be the
"dynamic glue" that keeps the pair paired.

themoonbe acquiring energy and moving further away? Simple: these
two conditions are not incompatible. The oceans on theearthcan
tidally couple to themoon, basically spinning it up. The energy
comes from the vast available energy from theearth'sspin, which
is slightly declining as it gives spin away to themoonand also
heat away in tidal strain.

So are you fer or agin the moon body slamming the earth?

Great debate.
Steve

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