Talk:Moon/@comment-179.178.59.233-20150521122840

I find this very interesting! I've seen and heard many variations in how fantasy moons are represented, but this is likely the most interesting and original, since it allows for much symbolic use without stretching too much the laws of physics. It must be a fairly recent event, otherwise the moon would have coalesced under the effect of its own gravity, much like Miranda in our own Solar System. Considering how large the Moon appears in the sky, it's either very large or very close, or a combination thereoff. Actually, since our own moon is VERY close by astronomical standards, it would be almost a twin planet system, if the moon is heavy enough, with both orbiting a center of gravity that's outside either. Such an arrangement would also help explain why the moon never appears partly lit, since an event powerful enough to shatter the moon would also unbalance the system and alter its axial tilt.