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[-] rockerface@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

Nothing is far enough from Earth to not be influenced by it's gravity, since gravitational interaction has infinite range. Even though it weakens over distance, it never reaches zero

[-] nBodyProblem@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Technically correct but there is a reason why people talk about a body’s sphere of influence.

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