Re: Pull of the Moon

[Roberto Takata <rmtakata@gmail.com>]

If the Moon was significantly closer, yes, it would affect tides more
strongly. It could also cause significant atmospheric and lithospheric
tides. In latter case, it could influence the Earth sismicity. In the
former, it could influence meteorological dynamics.

The current rate of Moon-Earth separation is about a few centimeters
each century.

[]s,

Roberto Takata


On 4/18/06, Steve White <steve_d_white@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have a question. I read sometime back that the moon has been slowly moving
> further out of orbit and that during the Mesozoic it was actually something
> like a quarter closer to Earth (but don't quote me on that). I was
> interested in this from an artistic view (should we make the moon larger in
> our Mesozoic skies?) but was also curious to the effects a closer moon would
> have had on Earth - would the gravitational pull have been stronger,
> affecting tides more radically in the likes of the Tethys Ocean and
> Cretaceous Inland Seaway?
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> Steve
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