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Full title: The Moon's equatorial bulge hints at Earth's early conditions -- A frozen Earth may have caused the Moon's abnormally large equatorial diameter.

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1 posted on 02/15/2018 9:44:00 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

Wish I could do something about my equatorial bulge.


2 posted on 02/15/2018 9:45:29 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: SunkenCiv

The Moon is just happy to see us, that’s all.


5 posted on 02/15/2018 10:04:23 PM PST by PlateOfShrimp
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To: SunkenCiv

The Moon is just happy to see us, that’s all.


6 posted on 02/15/2018 10:05:10 PM PST by PlateOfShrimp
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To: SunkenCiv
A frozen Earth may have caused the Moon's abnormally large equatorial diameter.

I've read that a "Snowball Earth", like other "Snowball Planets", would never recover. Reflection of the Sun's energy from its frosty-white surface would prevent...um...Global Warming.

8 posted on 02/15/2018 11:30:30 PM PST by Does so (Text a message mentioning the Florida town of Islamorada--funny notification by ear...)
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To: SunkenCiv

I can see my mining claim site. Thanks to Elon Musk, I just might be able to get my operations up and running.


9 posted on 02/16/2018 12:29:28 AM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: SunkenCiv

“The weak tidal forces suggest that Earth’s water was less mobile — in other words, frozen — during this time period.”

OR perhaps water was tied up in the atmosphere as water vapor. Perhaps this water came down as rain in a short period of time - say 40 days - and flooded the earth.


14 posted on 02/16/2018 3:43:21 AM PST by Paperpusher
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