From: brennelv@hotmail.com   
      
   Ian wrote:   
      
   > 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 in earths gravity pull. Earths gravity pull extends to infinity   
   as all gravitional fields. The Moon is also lying relativly deep in the   
   gravity pull. If it were not, or it's velocity was higher, it would leave   
   earth and enter a (possible) solar orbit like the planets.   
      
   If the Moon was in a lower orbit (say circular) the tides would have been   
   stronger, and the tides would have been more often (the orbital time would   
   have been shorter).   
      
   The moon is actualy moving away from earth now. It moves a few cm every   
   year.   
      
   > Thanks   
   > Ian   
      
   Sincerely   
   Bjørn Ove   
      
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