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Don't worry....their economy is collapsing as we type !
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I hope they haven’t , maybe fake news
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a communist country couldnt have space craft
fear not lfc, they are capitalists in disguise. |
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They have landed on the FAR SIDE of the moon.
So you won't have to sleep under a Commie moon lfc1971 ![]() Their economy is collapsing, well I don't know about that, how is the trade war going on between China and America????? |
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You are right Donny, not much communism in China
Looks more like one party capitalism to me |
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Do you know it was an English guy who taught the Chinese how to fly , back at the start of flight ( they have a statue of him in beigeng )
He said they had no aptitude for flying |
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Even the commies after the revolution kept the statue intact when many were destroyed of that noble Englishman , quite right
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lfc1971 , I'm on the moon , so some people tell me , so i'll go and and try meet our chinese friends here and offer them some moon love, wrapped up in pretty pink ribbon .
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I remember reading when I were a lad that all the chinese had to do to get to the moon was stand on each other's shoulders. I wonder how much further they would get now.
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Excuse my ignorance but doesn't the moon spin ?
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It oscillates slightly, or librates as the experts say, but for all intents and purposes we see the same face all the time.
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Not relative to the Earth....always keeps the same face towards us.
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(MM's post delayed on my Live -thread update
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(maybe I didn't scroll up ? )
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Formation :
The prevailing hypothesis is that the Earth–Moon system formed after an impact of a Mars-sized body (named Theia) with the proto-Earth (giant impact). The impact blasted material into Earth's orbit and then the material accreted and formed the Moon So would have no reason to spin. |
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moon arbits at same rate it spins, but it oscillates a bit so we see nearly 60% of
surface from earth over the years |
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And here was I wondering where I could find a bunch of sad g1ts who could answer my question
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60 years old and still learning things
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( Don't tell him we're just googling )
. http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/physics/44-our-solar-system/the-moon/general-questions/110-does-the-moon-rotate-are-there-other-moons-that-always-keep-one-face-toward-their-planet-intermediate |
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ITS A NEW MOON , on the 6th Jan , by the way .
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how long before countries starting claiming parts of the moon, like parts of antartica are currently claimed
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i remember from 50 years ago
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But it still doesn't rotate relative to Earth.
Tidal friction acts negatively against that rotation. (See above link) |
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yeah, it rotates in same amount of time it takes to orbit
so it appears to not rotate... theres some graphics on wiki to demonstrate,.. top right corner of link also shows what it would look like if it didnt rotate on own axis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking |
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I hadn't appreciated till recently the role the Moon plays in keeping us steady, and .....alive!
'We have the moon's gravity to thank for the Earth's steady axis and it's one factor among several that influence Earth's consistent rotation in the same direction. Earth's unique and favorable axis of rotation determines the seasons and keeps our climate amenable to the development of life. Our moon also stabilizes Earth on its axis, so it's less wobbly than it would be otherwise.' https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/stories/how-moons-gravity-influences-earth |
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^ Donald just tweeted FAKE SCIENCE
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I would like not to live on a more wobbly Earth, so well done the Moon
Back in the 70's there used to be a sci fi serious UFO, the aliens who threatened Earth on a regular basis used to come from the far side of the Moon, I think so? Perhaps the Chinese will let us know if they are still there? |
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They've just announced that far from being made of cheese, it's made of Tofu.
Lily Allen will be gutted. |
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Anyway, why the **** didn't Moon Base Alpha shoot the probe down? Eagle Transporters on the blink due to defence cuts, AGAIN?
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YT has the answers, Search : UFO (TV series) - (Intro & Outro)
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( Don't tell him we're just googling )
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So, Pink Floyd were telling porkies.
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Far side don't look as interesting as our side, does it?
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The moon is in love with the sun,they have a steady relationship(just good friends sort of thing)and now the sun has heard that the moon was tricking with the earth oceans.so you may notice something different the next time you view the day and night sky i am told you can feel the atmosphere,with the sun in bad form it might stay out all night long.
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