Re: How much global warming(GW) is our local mascon good for?

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From: Phineas T Puddleduck
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 00:03

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In article <tkooi4-e1l.ln1@sirius.tg00suus7038.net>,
 The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@sirius.tg00suus7038.net> wrote:

> Of course, he is right in that one can move Luna by
> waving a very small amount of mass in its near vicinity.
> The catch is that the Moon will move only a very small
> amount; it's a conservation of momentum calculation.
> 
> Take a 1 kg ball on a stick 1 meter in length, sticking
> straight up from the lunar regolith.  Remove the ball and
> place it near the base of the stick.  The moon has moved.
> How much has it moved?  About 1.3605 * 10^-23 m.
> 
> It's going to take a little more than that to move the Moon to L1. ;-)


Wonder if he got the the sticks and balls discounted for a mass purchase ;-)

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From: Phineas T Puddleduck <phineaspuddleduck@gmail.com>
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