On 09/20/09 16:05, Darren New wrote:
> If you go to where the moon's gravity exactly matches the earth's
> gravity, in space between the two, you'll not be attracted to either
> one, right? If you're ten miles closer to the moon, eventually you'll
> fall onto the moon. If you're ten miles closer to the earth, eventually
> you'll fall onto the earth.

	That's only if you assume no transverse velocity - which is not the 
case for the moon.


-- 
"Eureka!" said Archimedes to the skunk.

Post a reply to this message