Moon Bumps: Earth's Gravity Creates Lunar Bulges

Monday, June 16, 2014 - 11:01 in Astronomy & Space

Earth's gravitational pull is so powerful that it creates a small bulge on the surface of the moon. For the first time, scientists have observed this bump from orbit, using NASA satellites.

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