Then there's Jupiter, which has saved Earth from annihilation many times.
“The moon could catch it on its opposite sideand perhaps if hit strong enough, will restore its place in its former (and nearer) orbit.”
Wow, talk about rising sea levels! They’d forget all about global warming or climate change. We’d have to spend $trillions of US taxpayer funds to prevent lunar encroachment. Women and minorities would undoubtedly suffer most.