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Originally Posted by Chineson
[b]First, let’s suppose the moon’s orbit around the earth is vertical to the plane of the earth’s orbit and the direction is clockwise.
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That's not what would happen if the Moon orbited Earth in a polar orbit. This is:
Within 10 years the Moon would begin to get torn apart after crossing the Earth's Roche limit. What was left would slam into Earth a few orbits later.
Simulation link:
http://www.orbitsimulator.com/gravit...les/kozai.html