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Explain the motion of moon around the earth.

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moon is known as natural satellite of earth, due to the gravitation pull it revolve around the earth with the help of conservation of angular momentum, hence do not fall on the surface of earth and continue to move in an elliptical orbit.

moon (marked in red) revolve in an elliptical path about the earth.



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