Timeline for Why does a moon's orbit get more circular with time?
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| Jul 12 at 11:54 | history | edited | Qmechanic♦ |
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| Jul 8 at 13:42 | comment | added | Carl Witthoft | So long as one assumes the planet's atmosphere does not extend anywhere near the moon's orbit, there aren't any forces at work other than the tidal actions. BTW, for perfectly rigid bodies the orbits won't change AFAIK | |
| Jul 7 at 19:04 | comment | added | Qmechanic♦ | See tidal circularization. | |
| Jul 7 at 15:41 | history | asked | Jack R. Woods | CC BY-SA 4.0 |