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DMala
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Re: That's no moon...
03/19/11 08:12 AM


> Depends on how you define a year. I guess they would have 2 kinds of years, a lesser
> year (rotation around Endor) and a major year (rotation around Endor's star).

If the moon were tidally locked, though, the rotation around the planet would essentially be the day/night cycle. Depending on the speed of the orbit, days and nights could be exceptionally long by our standards. A lunar day on our moon is roughly 30 Earth days.







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* Look at the size of that damn moon SmitdoggAdministrator 03/18/11 07:20 PM
. * Re: Look at the size of that damn moon Robbbert  03/20/11 02:46 PM
. * hope no insane earthquakes and crap happen. nt jopezu  03/19/11 03:29 AM
. * Re: Look at the size of that damn moon jumpmaniac81  03/18/11 08:17 PM
. * That's no moon... Bart T.  03/18/11 08:14 PM
. * Re: That's no moon... Fever  03/18/11 09:44 PM
. * Re: That's no moon... Pi  03/19/11 12:18 AM
. * Re: That's no moon... DMala  03/19/11 08:12 AM
. * Re: That's no moon... TriggerFin  03/19/11 10:01 AM
. * Re: That's no moon... Bad A Billy  03/20/11 08:20 AM
. * Re: That's no moon... StilettoAdministrator  03/18/11 08:52 PM

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