Is Earth/Luna tidal lock approaching faster?
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Wikipedia pegs the mass of Earth at 5.972⋅1024kg5.972⋅1024kg or 5.972⋅1021metric tons5.972⋅1021metric tons.
Assuming Earth accumulates approximately 30,000metric tons30,000metric tons annually. To illustrate, since man's first known predecessor walked earth about 4.5⋅1064.5⋅106 years ago, it has gained about 1.35⋅1011metric tons1.35⋅1011metric tons.
Similarly Luna gains a proportional amount of mass too.
Does gain in mass of the participating bodies bring Earth/Luna tidal-lock closer ever faster as the masses increase & time goes by? Can the acceleration (if my assumption is valid) be approximated?
Assuming Earth accumulates approximately 30,000metric tons30,000metric tons annually. To illustrate, since man's first known predecessor walked earth about 4.5⋅1064.5⋅106 years ago, it has gained about 1.35⋅1011metric tons1.35⋅1011metric tons.
Similarly Luna gains a proportional amount of mass too.
Does gain in mass of the participating bodies bring Earth/Luna tidal-lock closer ever faster as the masses increase & time goes by? Can the acceleration (if my assumption is valid) be approximated?
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Tidal locking is not a concept unique to the Earth and its Moon. In fact, between stars, tidal locking is common. In 2016, an "Earth-like" planet was discovered that scientists
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