What would happen then to the actual gravitational constant on Earth?
This is when the trully controversial part comes in!
There is an overall and generalized assumption that the greater the mass of a planet the greater will be the pulling force toward it's surface [gravity].
But! If the net mass of the Earth increased after joinning a piece of the moon, then... will gravity be stronger or weaker after that?
Lts's see it!
According to Newton and Eisntein's views they [both] would agree on that the final gravity force will have to be greater in value now that the mass of the Earth planet grew up considerably. Newton would probably say: "Gravity will increase now that the mass will exert a greater attractive force toward an apple. The damn apple will be attracted with such a force toward my head that instead of a small bump as I had then I will have a real fracture of the bones in my cranial region..." -Ok Mr. Newton... That's far enough good to me! -And what about you Mr. Einstein? I asked-
-"Well... I disagree with Newton in this subject, I'm afraid... Since the fabric of space-time will be severely warped and curved under the action of a greater mass, the Earth will exert a greater attraction to anything on the surface and even those satellites or pieces left from the moon would get closer and closer to the mother planet."
Thank you both!
You see? Didn't I warn you about the controversy I have unintentionally created here?
I SAY NO WAY! Gravity will be weaker now that the compensation process mass-core-gravity achieved a better status toward balance. That's the reason the rest of the pieces left behind the desintegration process of the moon will stay in a new orbit far distant than the one occupy by today's moon.
The challenge is on...
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