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    • Diagram showing the Earth-Moon system and gravity.
    Rights: NASA, University of Waikato. All Rights Reserved Published 27 March 2013 Size: 120 KB Referencing Hub media

    Any two masses are attracted towards each other by gravity. This force of gravity causes the Moon to change direction to make it orbit around the Earth.

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