From: marsh@privacy.net   
      
   On Tue, 27 Jan 2004, Ian wrote:   
      
   > I asked this question at sci.space.tech, likely the wrong place.   
   >   
   > If something physical or meta-physical happened whereby the Moon's   
   > orbit was suddenly changed to an apogy of just within Earth's   
   > gravitational pull (sorry, don't know the distance) and a perogy of   
   > 150,000 to 175,000 miles:   
   >   
   The moon is already within Earth's gravitational pull otherwise   
   it wouldn't be orbiting Earth.   
      
   > What are the affects on Earth.  Tides I know about.  What about   
   > tectonic affects?  Are there any documents or sites detailing severe   
   > changes to the Moon's orbit.   
   >   
   As tidal effects of the moon also have effect upon land, were the moon   
   closer, those effects would be more noticeable perhaps in increased   
   volcanos, earthquakes.  Upon land the tidal effects can cause heating of   
   rock due to the bulging and relapse of rock structures.   
      
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