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- Sun Oct 10, 2010 6:57 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Moonquakes Surprisingly Common (2010 Oct 10)
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Re: APOD: Moonquakes Surprisingly Common (2010 Oct 10)
I would guess that moonquakes are caused by tidal forces exerted by the Earth on the moon. Actually, now that I've looked at wikipedia, whoever wrote the article seems to agree, citing a phenomenon called libration.