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Yes, it creates tides and from dynamical friction the Moon slows down the Earth's rotation (but only a bit)

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What is the distance of jupiters moons in astronomical units?

Answer: you would have to be specific there are a lot of moons orbitting Jupiter Answer: The distance from Earth to Jupiter's moons is the same as the distance from Earth to Jupiter. The distance from Jupiter to its moons is insignificant, and can be ignored.


Why is the moons distance from the earth continually changing?

elliptical orbit with earth at one focus.


How does the moons orbit effect the earth?

The moons gravitational pull on the earth lifts the Earth's oceans causing the ebb and flow of the tides.


Can super moons cause earthquakes?

So called Super Moons are when the moon is closer to the Earth than usual. There is no correlation between the distance of the Earth to the Moon and earthquakes.


Why does the distance between the earth and moon change?

It varies, since the moons orbit around earth is not perfectly circular and central.


Why does the moons distance from earth very in a cyclic matter?

The moon is under the influence of both the Earth's and the Sun's gravitational pull.


How close does the moon get to the sun?

The moons distance from Earth varies during its orbit, but is around 363,100 km or 225,620 miles at its closest (Perigee). Although this seems quite far, its only a small distance when compared to the Earth sun distance, which is 147,098,290km or 91,402,600 miles at its closest. So the moons closest distance to the sun will be around 146,735,200km.


Diameter of the sun while the distance of the earth is 150000000?

The distance from the earth to the Sun has a negligable effect on the Suns diameter.


How moons are in earth?

There are no moons in Earth. But around Earth, yes. There is one.


Are there moons and stars on planet earth?

No, there are not moons or stars ON planet earth, but there are moons and stars around planet earth. == ==


How far is Jupiter from the Moon?

Earth and Jupiter orbit the sun at different distances and speeds so the distance from Earth to Jupiter itself varies a lot. On average, the distance of any moon of Jupiter to the Earth is the distance from Earth to Jupiter.


Which astronomical body is located closest to Earth?

Our only moon, which is called `The Moon`. Our moons average distance from the Earth is 384,399 km (238,854 miles).