I don't know
How much does the moon affect satellite orbits?
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morrybyte made a subtle namechange at, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:28,
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Over the course of a few thousand years, I'd suspect quite a bit.
And they've already been welded together...
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:30,
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still possible
that they would get into some sort of status-quo like orbit where they get pulled away by the moon and then back by the earth and so on (a bit like a comet getting all the way to the asteroid belt but then getting pulled back by the sun. I'm aware there's a different reason for that, but it's still possible).
Meh, I'm sure there's a reason there aren't any rings now.
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morrybyte made a subtle namechange at, Wed 18 Nov 2009, 11:42,
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