Does the Moon speeds up and slows down during it's orbit depending on the direction?

Subject: Does the Moon speeds up and slows down during it's orbit depending on the direction?

Date: Tue Sep 21 21:07:16 2010
Posted by Tiago
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Area of science: Astronomy
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Does the Moon accelerates when going towards the Sun (heading to over the day
side of Earth) and then decelerates when moving away (going towards over the
night side)?

Re: Does the Moon speeds up and slows down during it's orbit depending on the direction?

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