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[–]lackofass1 point
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At its largest, the distance between Earth and the Moon is so great that if we ignore gravitational effects we'd be able to fit all the other planets in the Solar System between the two bodies.
[–]Boaz0 points
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Fun fact: The point when the moon is closest to the Earth is called "perigee" and the point when it is farthest away is called "apogee." Both come from Greek: apo - from; peri - near; gē - Earth.
Edit: also, I think there's a similar name for when the Sun and the Earth are close and far, but I forget it. Also source: PerigeeApogee
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[–] lackofass 1 point 14 points 15 points (+15|-1) ago
At its largest, the distance between Earth and the Moon is so great that if we ignore gravitational effects we'd be able to fit all the other planets in the Solar System between the two bodies.
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[–] Boaz 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
Fun fact: The point when the moon is closest to the Earth is called "perigee" and the point when it is farthest away is called "apogee." Both come from Greek: apo - from; peri - near; gē - Earth.
Edit: also, I think there's a similar name for when the Sun and the Earth are close and far, but I forget it. Also source: Perigee Apogee
[–] dashie 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Thanks for checking!