Almost every person at least once in his life thought about what would happen if the moon disappears and how it affects earthly life. Scientists have not yet proved half of what is popularly considered the truth. But at some points, everyone agrees unanimously. The Earth’s satellite most affects its inhabitants at the time of the full moon.
Full moon
Many have heard that most babies are born precisely at a time when the moon is full. In addition, according to some reports, it was at this time that most crimes were committed than usual. But serious research and statistics on this subject have not been conducted. Although they still tried to calculate the influence of the satellite on these factors. For example, from 1985 to 1990, statistics on the birth of infants were summarized in France. According to the results, it turns out that during the full moon the growth of babies is only 0.14 percent, and this is very little to prove any theories.
Also, the question of fertility, when the moon is full in the sky , the Americans asked. Counting was carried out in North Carolina from 1997 to 2001. But the results were about the same as in France.
Ebbs and flows
It was possible to confirm scientifically the influence of the satellite only in relation to the ebb and flow of water on Earth. The level of the ocean and other bodies of water directly depends on the location of the sun and moon. This is due to the fact that the gravity of celestial bodies acts on moisture, raising it. But if in the ocean this is noticeable with the naked eye, then in small lakes the tides are not so noticeable.
Owls and the full moon
Scientists were able to fix that, depending on the phase of the moon, some animals begin to behave in a special way. So, for example, owls hunt more actively during the full moon. There is a hypothesis that this is due to the level of light.
The moon itself does not shine, it only reflects the light of the Sun, and weak light appears on Earth. It is quite enough for
night birds to better see the area. Therefore, scientists believe that the moonlight gives an advantage to owls in hunting.
Earth stabilization
There is also a hypothesis about the effect of the moon on the Earth. It says that thanks to our satellite, the planet is more stable. Given the size of the planet, this satellite is quite large. The diameter of the Earth is 12,742 kilometers, and the Moon - 3,474 kilometers. Scientists believe that this is a cosmic rarity, because only Pluto has such a satellite, except for the Earth. And, in their opinion, it is thanks to the Moon that our planet has such an axis of inclination and there are seasons.
Some scientists, answering the question of what will happen if the moon disappears, say that the rotation of the planet will change in a couple of million years. Because of this, the climate may change, it will become less favorable for the development of life. It is believed that the moon also affected the number of hours in the earth's day. For example, 400 million years ago, the Earth made a revolution in 22 hours.
Would life be without the moon?
Scientists do not say anything definite on the topic of whether our Earth would exist as it is now, if it did not have a satellite. They adhere to the theory that our planet is unique. That is, many circumstances led to the appearance of life on Earth. Not only water or atmosphere is not enough for its nucleation.
On our planet, all this happened simultaneously, including a stable climate and stabilization of the axis tilt using a satellite. That is, scientists can not determine whether life without the moon or not would be. And it is not known whether we overestimate the ebb and flow, or, conversely, do not understand their large-scale impact on the well-being of the Earth.
Moon rise
According to scientists, as soon as a person visited the moon, the mystery about its occurrence was to be solved immediately. But in reality it turned out quite the opposite. Scientists still cannot give an exact answer to the question of how exactly our satellite appeared. Moreover, now there are as many as five theories of its occurrence.
The most believable of these is a collision. About 4.4 billion years ago, the Earth experienced a collision with another cosmic body. He was called Theia. And when this planet, which was theoretically close to Earth, gained enough weight, they collided. This entailed practically turning the Earth inside out, and from there a piece of plasma separated and gradually turned into the moon. And it was thanks to the satellite that the water that appeared on Earth slowly spread over the planet. Therefore, in this case, the question of what will happen if the moon disappears, the answer is quite negative. This theory suggests that drought would occur on Earth and it would not become as fertile and viable as it is now.
Russian and American theories
Modern Russian science is more inclined to another theory that the Moon is particles of a dust cloud that the young Earth did not attract to itself. Since the composition of the satellite is very similar to the earth, this theory has not yet been able to refute.
But according to the son of Darwin George, the Moon is a torn piece of the Earth due to its rapid rotation in the old days. He came off at the equator, where the Pacific Ocean basin is now located. But the fact is that when the Moon appeared, the basin had not yet formed, and the rotation of the Earth was slower than necessary for the separation of matter. Therefore, this hypothesis was refuted.
There are two more theories about the appearance of the moon. The first suggests that it was a separate planet, but over time, the Earth pulled it to itself. But this does not explain the similarity of the composition of the moon with the mantle of the Earth. But the second theory explains this, but is also unlikely. She appeared in the 1970s in America. Scientists have suggested that the Earth evaporated due to strong heating, and from the substances ejected into space, the moon formed. But there is no evidence that our planet has ever been heated to such high temperatures.
Conclusion
None of the scientists can say for sure what will happen if the moon disappears. Of course, they can blow it up, it can move away from the planet and anything can happen in general. The only thing that is known for sure is that the climate on the planet will change, and the conditions of existence may become worse. But before this happens, a lot of time must pass. Therefore, we are unlikely to know the answer to this question. So there’s nothing to worry about, unless the military decides to test the bomb on our satellite.