Jammer Wrote:
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> Jeff Van Haut wrote
>
> > "Observations of the rotation of the earth
> have shown that earth is slowing down (at the same
>
> > time the rotation of the Moon is
> accelerating). "
>
> This, if true, would mean the moon was showing a
> different face to the earth over time. It appears
> they are locked in synchronous rotations (most
> likely due to unequal core centers locking in at
> the highest gravitational pull areas). Both are
> slowing from "drag" and the moons distance from
> the earth is increasing very slowly due to
> centrifugal force being slightly higher than
> gravitational attraction.
>
> What observations indicate the rotations are no
> longer synchronous?
>
> Jammer
Hé Jammer,
I think my wording was not quite right.
It's not the rotation of the Moon that is accelerating, but the motion of the Moon in it's orbit. Please accept my apologies for this confusion.
I do have an excuse though: it's all sooooo complicated
Regards,
Jeff
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