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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?
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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.
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