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To: Ancient Drive

“...about the moon and the important role it plays on stabilizing earth.”

Not related to climate (I don’t think!?) - but I also imagine the world would be quite a bit different without tidal action (obviously the various creatures, but a “cleansing” action of near shore areas, movement of nutrients, etc.)

I also find it interesting that the moon is the exact size, and the sun is the exact size, and the distance from the moon to earth is exact, and the distance from the moon to sun is exact - so that we have the pleasure of solar eclipses. Plus all of the science that we have obtained from those eclipses.

And not sure how much it aids in any science, and doubt it has any role to play on our environment - but also interesting that the rate of rotation of the moon is the rate as it transits earth - so we never get to see the far side of the moon.

But all just coincidences.

Psalm 8:3
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained...


14 posted on 01/16/2012 3:15:21 AM PST by 21twelve
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To: 21twelve
so that we have the pleasure of solar eclipses

The orbit of the earth and moom are on the same plane as the orbit of the earth and sun because the sun's gravity exerts itself on both the earth and moon.

we never get to see the far side of the moon

We never see the far side of the moon because the earth and moon were once on body. Once they separated there were no appreciable forces to cause divergence of their rates of rotation.

32 posted on 01/16/2012 6:40:32 AM PST by frithguild (Restricting access to capital - Liberalism: The sharpest tool of big business.)
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