| Posted by Bob on 11/01/60 11:29 
On Thu, 6 Oct 2005 07:09:57 +0100, Paul Hyett<pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk> wrote:
 
 >I wonder if there'll be sufficient time for the Moon to escape from the
 >Earth's gravity altogether, before the sun goes nova?
 
 The 1.5" you describe is caused by perturbations from the other
 planets. Those perturbations will likely turn around and cause the
 Moon to come 1.5" closer one day.
 
 For the Moon to escape Earth's gravity it would take a cataclysmic
 event.
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