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<blockquote data-quote="RandomUsernamehmimo71" data-source="post: 2369380" data-attributes="member: 9051">I'd appreciate the assistance of Enworlders smarter than I but particularly those better in Planatary physics..One of the ideas that I'm playing with in my game design is that of a planet with two moons- One on either side of the planet, revolving in a locked orbit. Essentially, a daymoon, and a nightmoon.I'm running into some interesting (To myself and my cohorts) questions in understanding the implications, and I could use some insights.One obvious thought is tides.. If we assume the moons have similiar mass, tidal effects on the planet should be minimized, at least in to my understanding.. This would seem to have implications as if there we no moon in this regard- No tidal pools, Very different erosion, and the like.Another question is as to the stability of such an orbit.It would seem to me that it would be possible for such an orbit to exist over an extended time period, but it would be extraordinarly difficult for it to form.What other implications should I be thinking of with a design such as this? Might the gravitational pull on the planet cause the planet to be slightly less spherical?Any thoughts would be highly appreciated- While I have an interest in planatary physics, I am not as knowledgable as I would like, or I feel I should be.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RandomUsernamehmimo71, post: 2369380, member: 9051"] I'd appreciate the assistance of Enworlders smarter than I but particularly those better in Planatary physics.. One of the ideas that I'm playing with in my game design is that of a planet with two moons- One on either side of the planet, revolving in a locked orbit. Essentially, a daymoon, and a nightmoon. I'm running into some interesting (To myself and my cohorts) questions in understanding the implications, and I could use some insights. One obvious thought is tides.. If we assume the moons have similiar mass, tidal effects on the planet should be minimized, at least in to my understanding.. This would seem to have implications as if there we no moon in this regard- No tidal pools, Very different erosion, and the like. Another question is as to the stability of such an orbit.It would seem to me that it would be possible for such an orbit to exist over an extended time period, but it would be extraordinarly difficult for it to form. What other implications should I be thinking of with a design such as this? Might the gravitational pull on the planet cause the planet to be slightly less spherical? Any thoughts would be highly appreciated- While I have an interest in planatary physics, I am not as knowledgable as I would like, or I feel I should be. [/QUOTE]

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