Re: Terra Nova moon

[Dan Chure <danchure@easilink.com>]

This may be of interest:  http://www.jstor.org/pss/30085018

Dan

On 10/9/2011 10:35 PM, quailspg@frii.com wrote:
> Listers --
>
> Pardon if I missed an earlier discussion but:
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> I know that the Mesozoic moon would have appeared larger than today's 
> moon, but it seemed absolutely gigantic in TERRA NOVA. Have they 
> overestimated the size or was it really that impressive 85 million 
> years ago? And what would this have done to the tides? They must have 
> been pretty extreme -- or am I misunderstanding the situation?
>
> I'm picturing what extreme high tides coupled with annual coastal 
> storm seasons (and the occasional tsunami), must have done to Western 
> Interior Seaway beaches.
>
> -- Donna Braginetz
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