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Mdmeenken

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Nov 1, 2009, 2:35:50 AM11/1/09
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if the moon would go around the earth in an exact circle,

what would happen?


Dirk Van de moortel

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Nov 1, 2009, 7:49:26 AM11/1/09
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Mdmeenken <mdme...@hetnet.nl> wrote in message
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> if the moon would go around the earth in an exact circle,
>
> what would happen?

Someone would ask:
"If the moon would go around the earth in an ellips,
what would happen?

Dirk Vdm

Inertial

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Nov 1, 2009, 7:59:29 AM11/1/09
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"Dirk Van de moortel" <dirkvand...@nospAm.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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BAHAHA .. how true.

dlzc

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Nov 1, 2009, 12:23:26 PM11/1/09
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Dear Mdmeenken:

Let's start a partial list of what that would require:
1) Complete removal of any other gravitational body in the Universe
2) Complete Tidal locking of the Earth to the Moon (cancels out tidal
effects and atmospheric drag)
3) Completely remove the differential momentum of the Moon that causes
it to "rock" slightly "up and down".
4) Add or remove momentum to the Moon, to circularize its orbit.

Of course, no one would be alive to witness this "exact" circle...

David A. Smith

Mdmeenken

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Nov 2, 2009, 12:55:27 AM11/2/09
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"Dirk Van de moortel" <dirkvand...@nospAm.hotmail.com> schreef in
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it does, and so far so good,
>
> Dirk Vdm
>


Mdmeenken

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Nov 2, 2009, 1:04:53 AM11/2/09
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"dlzc" <dl...@cox.net> schreef in bericht
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Dear Mdmeenken:

OK, now we know,why it does not orbit in an exact circle,
tell Dirk that, he does'nt know yet,

marten

David A. Smith


Igor

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Nov 2, 2009, 12:57:00 PM11/2/09
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On Nov 1, 7:49 am, "Dirk Van de moortel"
<dirkvandemoor...@nospAm.hotmail.com> wrote:
>  Mdmeenken <mdmeen...@hetnet.nl> wrote in message
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>   4aed3a5d$0$1649$703f8...@textnews.kpn.nl

>
> > if the moon would go around the earth in an exact circle,
>
> > what would happen?
>
> Someone would ask:
>   "If the moon would go around the earth in an ellips,
>    what would happen?
>
> Dirk Vdm

Of course, they might also ask, "If the moon would go around the earth
in a parabola or a hyperbola, what would happen?"

Dirk Van de moortel

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Nov 2, 2009, 1:36:16 PM11/2/09
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Igor <thoo...@excite.com> wrote in message
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"The Moon? What moon?"

Dirk Vdm

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