How do planets and moons stay within the rotation of their respective larger bodies, without being pulled in?
In: Physics
If you throw a rock, it follows a curved path as it falls towards to the ground. If you throw it harder, the curve is larger. If you through it really really hard (17,500 mph), the curve of the rocks path is the same as the diameter of the earth. It’s still falling towards the ground. It’s just going fast enough to ‘miss’ the ground.
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