Warp wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>> The moon is also receeding from the earth due to tidal forces.
> 
>   But isn't this recession decelerating? It will stop when the Earth is
> tidally locked with the Moon.

I think that's how it usually works. I'm not sure in this case, given that 
the sun asserts a greater gravitational influence on the moon than the earth 
does.

> Thus the Moon is not going to get very much
> farther than it already is.

I think we have a ways to go before the earth is locked with the moon. :-)

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   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
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