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Originally Posted by Hornblower
It appears that this reputed feature referred to as the "heavy side" does not accurately depict the actual mass distribution.
Can you identify a source for that remark?
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Looked for one a couple hours ago.
How about yours?
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Nine Planets
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Curiously, the Moon's center of mass is offset from its geometric center by about 2 km in the direction toward the Earth. Also, the crust is thinner on the near side.
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Which is what I've always heard, but that also it's not directly towards the Earth. I'll see if I can dig up something else.