July 11, 2007 06:32PM
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Hermione Wrote:
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> clem ciamarra Wrote:
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> -----
> > the earth - moon are
> > tidally locked - means earth takes just as
> long
> > to rotate around
> > its own axis as it does to revolve around
> its
> > moon
>
> But surely the moon revolves around the Earth, not
> vice versa?
>
> Hermione
> Owner/Moderator
I cringed at this statement as well.
The Earth and moon revolve around each other at the center of gravity
the system. This center of gravity is a couple thousand miles within
Earth. If "it's own axis" were changed to "this" axis then it would be
literally correct but confusing since the Earth rotates every day on its
own axis.
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