The effects of changing obliquity on Mars' climate. Mars' current 25-degree tilt is seen at top left. At top right is a Mars that has a high obliquity, leading to ice gather at its equator while the poles point sunwards. At bottom is Mars with low obliquity, which sees its polar caps grow in size. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
...is the handiwork of God.
Well I, for one, have as much faith in these models as I do the AGW flim flam models. Moons matter!
Sure the moon stabilizes the earth and creates tides but that doesn’t mean either are necessary for life.
The three body problem.
I know, let’s blow up the moon and see what happens.
Fact: Leftists are not critical to life.
Working in law enforcement or emergency medicine would certainly be a lot less exciting if there was no Full Moon - EVER!
No moon...no surfing industry.
Try to imagine how awful it must be for minorities to look up and see a white moon. It’s racist, that’s what it is.
Rings would be nice. Perhaps we could trade in the moon for rings.
Apart from perhaps enabling complex life, what has it given us? Most notably the moon god nutjobs of the middle east, that’s what! That surely hasn’t been very advantageous for complex life on earth. Add that to the list of points this new theory makes saying we don’t need it.
A visit from Saturn: What if Saturn flew past the Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY2jv4GWUhQ
No moon? Lycanthropes and vampires hit hardest!
On one hand the Moon stabilizes the Earth’s obliquity.
OTOH it’s tidal effects “stir things up” (just enough?).
The combination may be the rare ingredient for life.
A rare water-covered nickel-iron planet with an oversized moon to stir the soup creates life.
Almost like it was planned, huh?
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.
