Buckle up. We're going to take the orbit of this rock and kick it into high gear. Behold the Moon breaking its planetary speed limit. How would this event flood cities? What would happen to the Earth's crust? Why would the Moon go rogue? What's the Roche limit? What is the basis of Kepler's third law?

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00:00:00 : What If the Moon Orbited Earth Faster?
00:00:40 : Moon getting closer to Earth
00:02:14 : What will happen to the oceans?
00:03:06 : The Roche limit
00:04:04 : The real nightmare begins


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