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Gerard Westendorp on Nostr: nprofile1q…sqenv I am thinking, where does the angular momentum go to, when tidal ...

I am thinking, where does the angular momentum go to, when tidal locking occurs?
Hmm, after a while, I realized this must of course be on Wikipedia...
The distance between the body increases.
According to Wikipedia, Pluto and Charon are actually in " Mutial tidal lock"