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    High School Why doesn't the Moon get pulled into the Earth?

    I really appreciate you taking the time to post. It was very helpful. Thanks
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    High School Why doesn't the Moon get pulled into the Earth?

    I'm not familiar with perturbation theory, but l will definitely look into it. Thank you.
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    High School Why doesn't the Moon get pulled into the Earth?

    Thank you for the reply. I'm obviously still learning and that helped. I'd really like to study this further. Are there any books or videos you would recommend that go into greater detail about the relationship between Earth, Moon and Sun? Thanks again.
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    High School Why doesn't the Moon get pulled into the Earth?

    When the the Earth is between the Sun and Moon do the gravitational effects of the Earth and Sun combine to create a stronger pull on the Moon? If so, wouldn't this increased pull draw the Moon closer and closer to the Earth over time? I've looked for an answer to this, but haven't had any luck...