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>About 24 and some change. Losing a few tenths of a second each year
because of the larger of Askene's two moons.
A few tenths of a second each year? That's some kind of tidal drag. I thi= nk
the day on Earth is lengthening at a somewhat slower rate (the figure was o= n hand
since I researched it for a non-Trek story I'm writing, but it is something=
like
one second every 50,000 years). At the rate that Askene is slowing, the da= y
will be 55 hours long in one million years. I think that's too fast, becau= se
as the day lengthens, the moon moves outwards to preserve angular momentum,
and conversely, as the day was shorter, the moon was closer. Less than a
million years ago, that moon would've been in contact with Askene. What
changed to create this unusual situation?
Steve
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The subject line makes no
sense...
>About 24 and some change. Losing a few tenths
of a second each
yearbecause of the larger of Askene's two moons.
A few tenths of a second each
year? That's
some kind of tidal drag. I think
the day on Earth is lengthening at
a somewhat
slower rate (the figure was on hand
since I researched it for a
non-Trek story I'm
writing, but it is something like
one second every 50,000
years). At the rate
that Askene is slowing, the day
will be 55 hours long in one
million years.
I
think that's too fast, because
as the day lengthens, the moon
moves outwards to
preserve angular momentum,
and conversely, as the day was
shorter, the moon
was closer. Less than a
million years ago, that moon
would've been in
contact with Askene. What
changed to create this unusual
situation?
Steve
The Universe
Unbounded.
Visit "Star Trek: Athena" at http://ussathena.iwarp.com;">http://ussathena.iwarp.comhttp://ussathena.iwarp.com">http://ussathena.iwarp.com;
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