There are many moons in our solar system, but not like we have. The moon has an extraordinary role and influence for our earth, keeping our world in balance. Why is the moon so strong and amazing .......? What kind of relationship do we have with our nearest neighbors? How did the moon help shape the planet and shape our evolution.......? What will happen if the moon is not in its position as it is now ......? Without the moon, is it possible that we are on this earth .. like today.....?

What if the moon is in a different position from now, farther or closer....? 

What does our world look like if it happens .....? 

The moon is a celestial body, a rock ball in outer space, but has the power to create such a huge tidal on earth. 2 times a day, the moon attracted 66 million tons of seawater through various places on earth, for example at Loch Etive in Scotland. The result is a very heavy current, the Loch Neck Loop like a bottle neck, the water flows through a narrow channel and for approximately 1-2 hours, will be one of the fastest water journeys in the world. This is one form of the strength of the moon from close range.

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Loch Etive

How did the moon do this.....? Gravity, is the universal great power of attraction, gravity keeps us standing on the planet earth, and keeps the moon still orbiting the earth, but when the earth attracts the moon, at the same time the moon also attracts the earth, attracts all the oceans and oceans earth. Like the enchanted energy of the magnet, the moon attracts the oceans of the earth upwards, away from the surface of the earth.

The moon's gravity forces create a "bulge" of water in the ocean. And like the moon orbiting the earth, then the moon pulls this water bulge around the planet, and creates a tidal wave of large and small, the size of this tidal wave depends on the distance between the earth and the moon. The physics law is very clear on this, the closer the two objects are the greater the attraction force of both, the greater the force of gravity. So, we get a tidal wave due to the moon, which is 384,400 km away. But what if the moon is closer to us ......?

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There are several theories that explain how the moon formed, one of the most popular is: 4.5 billion years ago, at that time the young earth still did not have satellites, orbiting the sun alone. But the earth is also every second bombarded by meteors and comets on its surface. Then another planet the size of Mars, close to Earth's orbit and the planet is in a collision course.

The collision catapulted large quantities of molten rock into outer space and earth's orbit. These fragments then merge into a sphere and form the Moon, which at that time is only 22,530 km from the young earth, and this is the closest possible distance, if closer, the earth's gravity will pull back the debris to Earth, and the moon will not be formed. Currently the moon is just a giant stone ball reflecting the sunlight, but before, the moon was once a glowing stone with a bright light.

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Early Moon Rise

When we point our telescope to the moon, with certain specs on our telescope, we can see the amazing craters on the lunar surface. And, one of the first things we will know is that we will always see the same crater on the moon, this is because the moon rotates very slowly, one round every 29 days, and it is also the same velocity in the moon to orbit the earth.

So, when and during the month around us then the moon will show the same "face". So in other words we will never see the farthest side of the moon or called the "dark side of the moon". Nothing to do the same to Sentinel Prime ya hahaha.....:D

If we could, we would see many craters on the farthest side of the moon, and in fact we now know that there are many craters on the far side of the moon rather than the nearest side. Which is also a relief of facts, because each crater was formed from asteroid impacts that could have hit the earth and destroyed the existing life. The moon that helps start life on earth also keeps it, The Earth's Guardian Angel.

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The idea that the moon keeps us already known for so long. 5,000 years ago, people in the Outer Hebrides formed certain rocks into a megalith rock formation and placed them in a large circle. They do not have metal equipment let alone tools such as cranes / pulleys, really a great thing that successfully done. Furthermore they built an observatory, to witness and mark the rare activities of the moon.

Every 18.5 years, the moon will fall below the sky and can only rise above the horizon. This is known as "Lunar Standstill" and this event last occurred in 2006 and will not happen again until 2024. Surprisingly, the people who built Callanish (Stonehenge ) is most likely to know about Lunar Standstill and they set up the stones to see this event.

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