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Mdmeenken...
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 2:35 am
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if the moon would go around the earth in an exact circle,

what would happen?
 
dlzc...
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:23 am
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Dear Mdmeenken:

On Nov 1, 12:35 am, " Mdmeenken" <mdmeen... at (no spam) hetnet.nl> wrote:
[quote]if the moon would go around the earth in an
exact circle,

what would happen?
[/quote]
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
 
Dirk Van de moortel...
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:49 am
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Mdmeenken <mdmeenken at (no spam) hetnet.nl> wrote in message
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[quote]if the moon would go around the earth in an exact circle,

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

Dirk Vdm
 
Inertial...
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:59 am
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"Dirk Van de moortel" <dirkvandemoortel at (no spam) nospAm.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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[quote]Mdmeenken <mdmeenken at (no spam) 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
[/quote]
BAHAHA .. how true.
 
Mdmeenken...
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:55 am
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"Dirk Van de moortel" <dirkvandemoortel at (no spam) nospAm.hotmail.com> schreef in
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[quote]Mdmeenken <mdmeenken at (no spam) 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?
[/quote]
it does, and so far so good,
[quote]
Dirk Vdm
[/quote]
 
Mdmeenken...
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:04 am
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"dlzc" <dlzc1 at (no spam) cox.net> schreef in bericht
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Dear Mdmeenken:

On Nov 1, 12:35 am, " Mdmeenken" <mdmeen... at (no spam) hetnet.nl> wrote:
[quote]if the moon would go around the earth in an
exact circle,

what would happen?
[/quote]
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...

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...
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:57 am
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On Nov 1, 7:49 am, "Dirk Van de moortel"
<dirkvandemoor... at (no spam) nospAm.hotmail.com> wrote:
[quote] Mdmeenken <mdmeen... at (no spam) hetnet.nl> wrote in message

  4aed3a5d$0$1649$703f8... at (no spam) 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
[/quote]
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...
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:36 pm
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Igor <thoovler at (no spam) excite.com> wrote in message
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[quote]On Nov 1, 7:49 am, "Dirk Van de moortel"
dirkvandemoor... at (no spam) nospAm.hotmail.com> wrote:
Mdmeenken <mdmeen... at (no spam) hetnet.nl> wrote in message

4aed3a5d$0$1649$703f8... at (no spam) 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?"
[/quote]
"The Moon? What moon?"

Dirk Vdm
 
 
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