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Ahmed Samra
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Does the moon's orbit depends mainly on the gravity of Earth and the distance between it and between earth?
That is the point of my post. A simple model with just earth+moon neglects this, you get a better model if you include the sun.HomogenousCow said:Hmm..does this model consider the fact that the moon and the Earth are non-inertial frames?
The Moon's orbit is not a perfect circle, but rather an ellipse. This means that at certain points in its orbit, the Moon is closer or further away from the Earth.
The Moon's orbital period, or the time it takes to complete one orbit, is approximately 27.3 days.
The Moon's orbit is influenced by various factors, including the gravitational pull of the Sun and other planets, as well as the bulging of the Earth's equator due to its rotation. These forces cause the Moon's orbit to slowly change over time.
The Moon's phases, or its changing appearance in the sky, are caused by the angle at which we see the sunlit portion of the Moon as it orbits the Earth. This angle changes as the Moon moves in its orbit, resulting in the different phases we see from Earth.
Yes, the Moon's orbit plays a major role in the Earth's tides. The Moon's gravitational pull on the Earth's oceans causes the tides to rise and fall as the Moon moves in its orbit.