Earth / Moon Phenomena

• Phases of the Moon

  • Orbit about Earth, and Solar illumination.

• Eclipses when Sun/Earth/Moon in line:

  • Lunar eclipses
  • Solar eclipses (inc. annular)

• Tides

  • Differential gravitational pull of near and far sides of Earth by Moon

• Asteroid collisions and mass extinctions?

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