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Perhaps this is a really dumb/simple/obvious question but it just came to mind...
Let's say there are two scenarios.
1) A satellite is in space far from Earth. There is nothing between it and the Earth.
1) A satellite in the same position as before except the moon is now directly between it and the Earth.
Is the gravitational effect/potential experienced by the satellite from Earth the same in both cases? I.e, does the moons gravity affect the Earths gravity (make it weaker for example..?)
Let's say there are two scenarios.
1) A satellite is in space far from Earth. There is nothing between it and the Earth.
1) A satellite in the same position as before except the moon is now directly between it and the Earth.
Is the gravitational effect/potential experienced by the satellite from Earth the same in both cases? I.e, does the moons gravity affect the Earths gravity (make it weaker for example..?)