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Posts by Michael Richardson‭

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Q&A Largest stable object in "daily" orbit

I am considering a world with a very long light/dark cycle. However, I would like some natural method of measuring out a "day-like" period of time. Could an object with an orbital period of aroun...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by Michael Richardson‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by Michael Richardson‭

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Q&A What would Earth tides look like if the Moon was in a polar orbit (instead of an equatorial orbit)?

Take the earth-moon system. Shift the moon's orbital plane about 90 degrees so that it is passes over both poles. What would the tides on this world look like? Sub-questions: What would the cy...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Michael Richardson‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by Michael Richardson‭