Inspired by the not entirely plausible movie trailer for "Moonfall" I do some back of the envelope calculations and show what it would take to move the moon out of its orbit and drop it onto the Earth.

Moonfall from LionsGate movies - trailer here:
   • Moonfall (2022 Movie) Announcement Te...  

The simulations here are mostly done using Universe Sandbox
https://universesandbox.com/

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