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What if the Moon crashes into Earth?

We know that Earth's gravity pulls everything towards it – including the Moon. Somehow, the Moon stays in its place. But what if it didn't? What would happen if it was suddenly dragged towards our planet? In this fun thought experiment, Kurzgesagt considers the physics that keeps planets in place.

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