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How far would the moon be if its mass was doubled

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If the moon's mass doubles, the Earth will not witness a total solar eclipse as today. Also, if its mass doubled, tide waves would double in size since the moon would be bigger and have a stronger gravitational attraction. Also, because the moon is larger, gravity on Earth would be different (gravity law by mass). Also, the sky would be "smaller" than it is now.

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If the moon doubled in mass, that means that the Earth will not experience a total solar eclipse like today. Also, if it doubled in mass, tide waves would increase in size, as the moon would be bigger and would have a bigger gravitational pull. Also, gravity would be different on earth because the moon is bigger (gravity law by mass). Also, the sky would be ‘smaller’ than our actual sky

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