From: mjessick@verizon.net   
      
   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 well within the Earth's gravitational pull.   
   That is why it orbits the Earth ;)   
      
   Presumably you were thinking of the point between   
   the Earth and the moon where the gravitational   
   acceleration contribution of the moon and the Earth   
   are equal and opposite. Of course, if you moved the moon   
   to that point, it wouldn't have much meaning anymore,   
   as the equivelent point in the new configuration would   
   have moved even farther inward.   
      
   - Matt   
      
   > 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.   
   >   
   > Thanks   
   > Ian   
      
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