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Re:Why is the moon’s gravity so uneven? by gizmo686 on Saturday June 01, 2013 @07:26PM (#5806518)
Objects have a tendancy to syncronize their rotations. Additionally, what I understand to be, the leading theory on how the moon was made is that it was blown off the earth, in which case conservation of angular momentum should make it start not rotating relative to earth.
Re:Why is the moon’s gravity so uneven? by hnriot on Saturday June 01, 2013 @07:49PM (#5806594)
"Should make it start not rotating" - what does that sentence even mean?
Re:Why is the moon’s gravity so uneven? by gizmo686 on Saturday June 01, 2013 @10:02PM (#5806986)
Sorry, that should read "not start rotating". Essential its Newton's first law, unless there is a force that would make the moon rotate relative to earth, the moon will not do so.