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Old 21st Mar 2014, 22:57
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awblain
 
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Discussion of moon tides is obfuscation. These are due to an eliptic orbit, ie the moon does not face the exact same side to the earth at all times and the tides due to the sun.
I think you'll find that circular orbits produce perfectly fine tides.
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