How come the moon doesn’t pull away earth’s atmosphere 868 viewsDecember 31, 2023 Question100.55K October 10, 2023 0 Comments If the moon is able to cause rising tides with its gravity, how come it cannot do the same with the atmosphere? Wouldn’t this cause the atmosphere to leak significantly? In: 37 20 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted October 10, 2023 0 Comments It probably does. No it would just cause tides. Water droplets don’t just rise up and leave the earth, same for air. Earth’s gravity is still overwhelmingly dominant, lunar pull isn’t enough to achieve escape velocity. You are viewing 1 out of 20 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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