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What would be the effect on Earth’s tides if the diameter

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What would be the effect on Earth’s tides if the diameter of Earth were very much larger than it is? If Earth were at its present size but the Moon were very much larger and had the same mass?

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What would be the effect on Earth’s tides if the diameter of Earth were very much larger than it is? If Earth were at its present size but the Moon were very much larger and had the same mass?

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The variations in the gravitational pull of the Moon (and Sun) on various places of Earth are the primary source of tides.

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