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		mrgriscom on May 19, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What If the Moon Orbited at the Same Height as the... Since the position is static the earth itself would deform too eventually. So I believe the answer is "not much".

sitkack on May 20, 2014 [–]

So the earth would take the shape of of an egg and the ocean would ride over it with a constant depth?

I wonder how that would effect rocket launches? Would it be better to launch on the far side of earth or the moon side?

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