[jpsb]

thanks for the info, I said the moon was receding but the Sun will go Red Giant before Earth Moon system is disturbed by Mars.

[RadioAstronomer]

I said the moon was receding but the Sun will go Red Giant before Earth Moon system is disturbed by Mars.

You are absolutely correct. :-) FYI, both the Sun and Jupiter have a far greater effect on the Moon than Mars does.

[RadioAstronomer]

BTW, I was trying to reply to multiple posts. If I implied jpsb was wrong, I apologize. He wasn't. He just happend to be the reply-to post. Sigh.