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trenkoff
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Hello all,
I have a simple question, that has challenged my mind for quite a while now.
The question is: since the moon is in orbit due to the Earth's gravitational force, why doesn't the moon crash into the Earth(and the Earth crash into the sun for that matter)?
I have the assumption that the resultant of the gravitational froces from other solar bodies keeps the moon in orbit. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I have a simple question, that has challenged my mind for quite a while now.
The question is: since the moon is in orbit due to the Earth's gravitational force, why doesn't the moon crash into the Earth(and the Earth crash into the sun for that matter)?
I have the assumption that the resultant of the gravitational froces from other solar bodies keeps the moon in orbit. Please correct me if I'm wrong.