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Earths tides would be like if the moon revolve around Earth at one same speed Earth rotate

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The tides would have a faster rhythm, but barely. Most of the 'tidal rhythm' comes from the rotation of the earth (24 hours) not the orbit of the moon (700 hours). Indeed in that case tidal deceleration would cause the earth to spin faster.

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