Anyone wanta talk wave resonance for tidal height variations?

Also, what would happen to the Moon's orbit if it and Earth were perfect isotropic spheroids and inelastic? Would energy be exchanged? [assume current rotation and orbital speeds]

I suppose "frame dragging" would count. #-o

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Lighten up! This is a stellar board! Author: duh.

"The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the universe to do..." Author: Galileo supposedly.