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Re:What If the Moon Orbited at the Same Height as the ISS? by falcolas on Monday May 19, 2014 @01:11PM (#7768530)
This was addressed in the article, the new orbit period would be 90 minutes. Scary fast, for the size and distance of the moon.
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Re:What If the Moon Orbited at the Same Height as the ISS? by leeoniya on Monday May 19, 2014 @01:15PM (#7768549)
ah, i'll read next time :)

it would likely also distort the earth significantly and tides would become hourly tsunamis.

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Re:What If the Moon Orbited at the Same Height as the ISS? by delinka on Monday May 19, 2014 @01:19PM (#7768573)
Likely we'd be 'quake-ridden as well.

edit: terrible, awful grammar

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Re:What If the Moon Orbited at the Same Height as the ISS? by lutorm on Monday May 19, 2014 @01:39PM (#7768677)
You really didn't read the article, did you? ;-)
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Re:What If the Moon Orbited at the Same Height as the ISS? by leeoniya on Monday May 19, 2014 @01:43PM (#7768697)
fml, i meant as in "after work"
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Re:What If the Moon Orbited at the Same Height as the ISS? by milesskorpen on Monday May 19, 2014 @01:38PM (#7768671)
... which is what the whole article is about.
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