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Re:Our moon has been slowly drifting away from Earth over th... by yellowapple on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @02:12AM (#33243554)
Eventually, yeah; just as the Moon is tidally locked to Earth, Earth would be tidally locked to the Moon.

I don't know offhand whether that would happen before the Moon drifts too far away to remain in Earth's orbit, however.

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Re:Our moon has been slowly drifting away from Earth over th... by sliken on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @04:37PM (#33253535)
Moon is below escape velocity, so it's not leaving. In fact when 1 day = 1 lunar month the movement away will stop, and reverse. It will continue to get closer to earth until it hits the Roche limit and becomes a ring.
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