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Originally posted by Imhotepsol
Humm I can't wait to see what some of the more knowledgeable members make of this.
Originally posted by Lionhearte
reply to post by Jeanius
So the Earth's axis is off, basically?
Something to do with the Japan quake?
The calculations also show the Japan quake should have shifted the position of Earth's figure axis (the axis about which Earth's mass is balanced) by about 17 centimeters (6.5 inches), towards 133 degrees east longitude. Earth's figure axis should not be confused with its north-south axis; they are offset by about 10 meters (about 33 feet). This shift in Earth's figure axis will cause Earth to wobble a bit differently as it rotates, but it will not cause a shift of Earth's axis in space—only external forces such as the gravitational attraction of the sun, moon and planets can do that.
In comparison, following last year's magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile, Gross estimated the Chile quake should have shortened the length of day by about 1.26 microseconds and shifted Earth's figure axis by about 8 centimeters (3 inches). A similar calculation performed after the 2004 magnitude 9.1 Sumatran earthquake revealed it should have shortened the length of day by 6.8 microseconds and shifted Earth's figure axis by about 7 centimeters, or 2.76 inches. How an individual earthquake affects Earth's rotation depends on its size (magnitude), location and the details of how the fault slipped.
Gross said that, in theory, anything that redistributes Earth's mass will change Earth's rotation.
Originally posted by Phage
edit on 6/27/2011 by Phage because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Jeanius
Originally posted by Phage
edit on 6/27/2011 by Phage because: (no reason given)
What'd Phage say?
Why's it gone now?
That's who I wanted an answer from!
The one who has all the answers!
Now I'm scared.
Originally posted by elouina
reply to post by Jeanius
He said, "you do know it's winter there". Or something of the sort. I was scratching my head about this, so I went and made coffee.edit on 27-6-2011 by elouina because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by wavemaker
If the constellations seen above is already different, then it is not only caused by the earthquakes. The logical explanation is that earth is now traveling in a different part of the galaxy and that is why the view from above already changed. A few degree tilt because of the earthquakes will not completely change the view of the sky.