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"The moon is more than 200,000 miles away, yet it is massive enough that without any conscious effort, without plugging anything in, it pulls the Earth’s water and even its tectonic plates moonward, causing ocean and (very, very small) land tides."
We usually call it earth tides. And "very, very small" is relative. For some measurements, it's necessary to take earth tides into account.
— Jan 23, 2016 05:26AM
We usually call it earth tides. And "very, very small" is relative. For some measurements, it's necessary to take earth tides into account.
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"The moon is more than 200,000 miles away, yet it is massive enough that without any conscious effort, without plugging anything in, it pulls the Earth’s water and even its tectonic plates moonward, causing ocean and (very, very small) land tides."
We usually call it earth tides. And "very, very small" is relative. For some measurements, it's necessary to take earth tides into account.
— Jan 23, 2016 05:40AM
We usually call it earth tides. And "very, very small" is relative. For some measurements, it's necessary to take earth tides into account.
