The effects of gravitational interactions are most clearly seen on the example of ocean tides. However, a similar phenomenon is observed in solids.

Gravity of the Moon and Earth

The mutual attraction of the Moon and the Earth causes, so to speak, tidal waves in the solid rocks of these cosmic bodies, otherwise - the stress and deformation of the Earth and the Moon.

Along the line connecting the Earth and its satellite, at each given moment in time there are local, that is, local, elevations of the soil.

The effect of gravity on the moon

The moon is smaller in size, so some elevations of its surface reach 25 - 30 meters. The degree of stretching of the Moon is naturally limited, the Moon mainly consists of stone rocks, and the stone is not a very elastic material.

However, the extensibility of the moon is not so small, because its core, like the core of the Earth, consists of molten rocks. And when the moon has the misfortune of being on the same line between the Earth and the Sun, powerful earthquakes shake the Moon, as large celestial bodies - the Earth and the Sun - literally tear our natural satellite apart.