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What Could Cause the Earth's Rotation to Dramatically Slow Down?
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[QUOTE="garymc11, post: 6850510, member: 733094"] [B]TL;DR Summary:[/B] Aside from collision with another object, is there anything that could dramatically slow Earth’s rotation? Hi everyone, I’ve been thinking about this for a while and have done a bit of research but can’t seem to get a straight answer. Aside from collision with another object in space, is there anything that could cause the Earth’s rotation to dramatically slow down? If a sufficiently massive object passed close enough to Earth, could that potentially exert enough force to slow it down (ignoring what this would mean for the moon and any other planets in our solar system)? And if this were possible, would the Earth’s atmosphere continue to spin at its current speed, or would it slow at a similar rate? This has been hypothetical scenario that I’ve been thinking about for a while so I’d be keen to hear any of your thoughts on it. [/QUOTE]
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