Is The Moon Falling Apart?

Is The Moon Falling Apart? Scientists expect the moon to be pulled apart in 30 to 50 million years. New modeling indicates that the grooves on Mars’ moon Phobos could be produced by tidal forces – the mutual gravitational pull of the planet and the moon. Will the Moon disintegrate? In about 50 billion years,

How Does Tidal Force Change With Distance?

How Does Tidal Force Change With Distance? Tidal forces are based on the gravitational attractive force. With regard to tidal forces on the Earth, the distance between two objects usually is more critical than their masses. Tidal generating forces vary inversely as the cube of the distance from the tide generating object. What affects the

Are Tides Affected By Centrifugal Force?

Are Tides Affected By Centrifugal Force? Are tides affected by centrifugal force? The Effect of Centrifugal Force. It is this little known aspect of the moon’s orbital motion which is responsible for one of the two force components creating the tides. As the earth and moon whirl around this common center-of-mass, the centrifugal force produced