None, the continents were already well formed before the Moon was placed in orbit. Right around the time the current continents arrived at their present location (Due to the expanding earth effect) the moon entered our solar system and was strategically aligned into its current orbit. Luckily due to the cooling of the mantle the earth has stopped expanding in diameter, so no significant changes to the current continental structure should occur...at least not at the rate it was expanding over the last 500,000 years.
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Reply to How much influence does a natural satellite (like the Moon) have on the formation of continents ? by Aubin_kun
None, the continents were already well formed before the Moon was placed in orbit. Right around the time the current continents arrived at their present location (Due to the expanding earth effect) the moon entered our solar system and was strategically aligned into its current orbit. Luckily due to the cooling of the mantle the earth has stopped expanding in diameter, so no significant changes to the current continental structure should occur...at least not at the rate it was expanding over the last 500,000 years.
Amazing stuff.