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Re:What If the Moon Orbited at the Same Height as the ISS? by kimdouglasmason on Monday May 19, 2014 @03:26PM (#7769268)
If the moon was orbiting the earth faster than the Earth's rotation, then the effects of tides would increase the Earth's rotation and decrease the moon's orbital velocity. This would result in the moon descending.
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Re:What If the Moon Orbited at the Same Height as the ISS? by ars on Monday May 19, 2014 @04:20PM (#7769534)
Yes, you are correct. So I wrote this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7769520
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