Earth no longer has moon

[NomadicSky]

Feb. 20, 2006 at 12:53 am central time the asbs transport Luna across the solar system and place in orbit around Jupiter.

What happens to Earth?

[ShadowCommunist2009]

NO MORE TIDES! WOOOO! COASTAL EROSION ENDS! Global warming grinds to a halt and the Chinese, Jews, Catholics, and Muslims FINALLY learn what a solar calendar is.

Oh, and also, Ghandi comes back from the grave and goes on a mad killing spree for every sprinkle he finds. :)

[chunkeymonkey13q]

Hmm, I think I heard that the Earth would become uninhabitable due to the resulting effects of the loss or destruction of the Moon. Not sure where I got that from though...

[Hermanubis]

Hmm, I think I heard that the Earth would become uninhabitable due to the resulting effects of the loss or destruction of the Moon. Not sure where I got that from though...
Well, if the Moon exploded or something yeah, because of all the debris. But if it just up and disappeared then we should be fine. (the loss of the asteroid shield that the moon provides might give us some trouble latter, but at first things would be ok)

[jolo]

The biggest problem would be earth quakes and vulcanism. The moon may cause some of them with his gravity, but those help to get the energy from the inside of the planet to the outside. If the small events don't happen as often anymore, the catastrophic events will happen much more often - and at several places on the planet at ones. Might be a million years or more before that happens, though.

Another big problem is earths rotation, which would suddenly not be stabilized anymore - the word climate change might get a new meaning if the earth tilted more to the side due to this.

Loosing it's companion should also alter earths orbit and the gravitational interaction with other planets and asteroids - there might be a lot of changes (i. e. possible impacts) due to that. Especially if the moon does its work around Jupiter.

[NomadicSky]

What if we get Europa in excahge

Luna is in Europa old orbit and Europa is in Lunas

[chunkeymonkey13q]

Europa begins to melt maybe?

[NomadicSky]

I'm sure that is gonna happen
but it's gonna be cool to look at before that happens
It might develop an atmosphere

[chunkeymonkey13q]

It would almost certainly develop an atmosphere, at least for a little while, as the ice boiled away into the sky. For a time, perhaps it would even become thick enough to allow water to exist in its liquid form.

[Imajin]

NO MORE TIDES! WOOOO! COASTAL EROSION ENDS! Global warming grinds to a halt and the Chinese, Jews, Catholics, and Muslims FINALLY learn what a solar calendar is.

Catholicism uses a lunar calendar?

[chunkeymonkey13q]

From what I've heard they can all breath under water too!

[DominusNovus]

Catholicism uses a lunar calendar?
I don't remember that either. But then, Catholic school did gloss over alot of stuff. Our savior's some mexican guy, right?

[DominusNovus]

Alright, as for Europa...

Moon: diameter 3476km, mass 0.0123earths
Europa: diameter3126km, mass 0.008earths

So, a tad bit smaller. Might be put closer, to compensate.

[fortyseven]

The United States of America will send a man to Europa by 2016...

Huh, don't people go there all the time?

[chunkeymonkey13q]

Europa would be a more interesting target, especially if some form of life was discovered.