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moar
>> Anonymous
whats so fascinating about a big ball of dirt?
>> Anonymous
>>272246
this ball of dirt is keeping us alive
>> Anonymous
>>272248
And it's leaving.
>> Anonymous
>>272249
No it's not, although the moon is slowly moving away from the earth, there is no way that it will ever fully escape earth's gravity. LURN MOAR.
>> Anonymous
>>272281
It`s getting closer and closer and closer until it scrapes the top of our heads.
>> Anonymous
As the moon gets further away, the lesser the effect of gravity. So yes it IS leaving and will fully escape Earth's gravity in terms of escape velocity.

Though using a strict definition of gravity it will never escape it, since gravity acts on all bodies of mass in the universe regardless of distance.
>> Anonymous
The Moon will continue to move slowly away from the Earth until the tidal effects between the two are no longer of significance, whereupon the Moon's orbit will stabilize.

...the Moon is gradually receding from the Earth INTO A HIGHER ORBIT, and calculations (by e.g. NASA at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory) suggest that this will continue for about TWO BILLION YEARS. By that time, the Earth and Moon will become caught up in what are called a "spin-orbit resonance" in which the Moon will circle the Earth in about 47 days (currently 29 days) and both Moon and Earth will rotate around their axes in the same time, always facing each other with the same side.

TWO BILLION YEARS - considering this solar system is only expected to be around for about five billion years, the moon isn't going to get very far even if it was to somehow escape.
>> Anonymous
>>272371
I say we strap rockets to it and fucking launch it into some other celestial body, like venus or something. Pepsi could sponser the event, hook the shit up with some hi-def cameras and whatnot. Fuck that'd rock.
>> Anonymous
>>272390
You should have a little more respect for the celestial bodies of this solar system.

The consequences of such an event would mean the end of us all, we can't survive without the moon, nor could we survive in such an unstable solar system. Theres enough shit flying everywhere as it is, you especially wouldn't want to hit venus, as I said the relative stability of the current state of the solar system is what keeps us all alive.

Would be cool to watch though of course.
>> Anonymous
>>272390
I wholeheartedly agree. This solar system is so dull.
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Picture I took some time ago:
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>>272484
ITT Best one.
>> Anonymous
>>272246

It's the MOTHERFUCKING MOON! Take a moment to consider that the surface area of the moon is equivalent to the land area of the US, Canada and Russia combined and you'll realize it's definitely a world of its own.
>> Anonymous
>>272471
gb2 gaia
>> Anonymous
>>272574

gb2 school
>> Anonymous
THAT'S NO MOON!