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Why is the common center of rotation for the earth-moon system within the earth rather than between the earth and the moon?
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∙ 13y ago
Because the Earth is far more massive than the Moon is.
If the center of rotation (also known as the "barycenter") was between the Earth and the Moon, then they would be co-planets rather than planet and moon.
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