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[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

The point is on which influence yhe orjecy orbits another one. It's clear that the orbiy arround Earth of the Moon is influenced also by the Sun and in less way even by the other planets, but itt orbits the Earth and not these "influencers". Thedifference of orbit and gravitanional deviations is pretty clear.

[-] NominatedNemesis@reddthat.com 1 points 7 months ago

I don't know how would you define 'influence'.

If I fix the reference point to the (mass?) center of the sun, then observe the moon relative position to the sun, then I see that the influence of the moon's position is way grater than the Earth's. Would the Moon fly away from the orbit if the Earth stopped existing?

this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2026
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