Comment on Is the moon tied up in the earth's gravitational pull at the very least? Or do both pulls match at some point to circle the earth?

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ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Not a physics major here, but that would have to be exceptionally weak to be pulled apart as I see it. Even on the surface of earth you can hold a piece of tissue paper up and effectively neutralize the force of gravity without it pulling itself apart.

The bonds holding the molecules together would have to be weaker than the force of gravity pulling them apart, which would essentially make it into a gas I suppose.

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