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minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-27 months agoI think they would maintain their orbital path or be moved in the direction of the impact (obviously a mix) But that’s a debris field, not a shock wave
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minus-squareneatchee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoInterestingly, probably not! When the moon formed it was MUCH closer to earth. The moon is ever so slowly moving away from the planet, bit by bit. So a fresh debris field from a sufficiently similar impact wouldn’t reach as far as the moon is today
I think they would maintain their orbital path or be moved in the direction of the impact (obviously a mix)
But that’s a debris field, not a shock wave
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Interestingly, probably not! When the moon formed it was MUCH closer to earth. The moon is ever so slowly moving away from the planet, bit by bit. So a fresh debris field from a sufficiently similar impact wouldn’t reach as far as the moon is today