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Both the Sun and the Moon influence Earth's tides, but the Moon's influence is greater than the Sun's. Why is this the case?
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Both the Sun and the Moon influence Earth's tides, but the Moon's influence is greater than

the Sun's. Why is this the case?

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Even though the sun is much more larger and has stronger overall gravity than the moon, the moon is much closer to the earth so that is the reason why its gravitational gradient is stronger than that of the sun
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