Why Don't We Nuke the Moon?

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it just occurred to me how did this go completely unnoticed by the people of earth.. the fukkin moon just exploded :russ:
 

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Hmmm..,

What effect would the immediate disintegration of the moon have on Earth's orbit around the Sun? (Let's suspend reality and assume that he moon completely disappears)

I assume that we'd drift slightly away from the sun, as the combined earth/moon mass would decrease thus decreasing our collective gravitational attraction to the sun.

What effect would this slight drift away from the sun have on Earths climate?

Somebody call Neil Degrass Tyson NOW!

@Data-Hawk build a quick Python program to estimate this effect.
 
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