The Moon keeps the Earth spinning straight! It's astounding what would happen without it.

The Moon keeps the Earth spinning straight! It's astounding what would happen without it.

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite of a planet in the Solar System relative to the size of it's primary.

What would happen if we didn’t have the moon?

We’d no longer watch the phases of the moon at night, but see a glittering cloud of debris which would probably be a lot brighter than the full moon. Some astronomers would really hate this new interference with their dark skies.

The greater concern would be in the long-term, regarding the Earth’s wobbling axis. Right now the spin axis of the Earth very slowly wobbles over 26,000 years, like a slowing wobbling top, because of the tug of the sun.

Without the Moon the Earth's axis would shift unpredictably and seasons would not be constant. So let’s be thankful for the moon.

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