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What effects would the moon have on our planet if it rotated more quickly on it's axis? (mander.xyz)

submitted 11 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/nostupidquestions@mander.xyz

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https://moon.nasa.gov/resources/429/the-moons-orbit-and-rotation/

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[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 7 points 11 months ago

No noticeable physical effect. We’d see the entire lunar surface rather than just the side that currently faces Earth because it’s tidally locked.

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