Why is it that the moon exerts a larger tidal force on the Earth than the Sun does, even though the Sun is so very much more massive than the Moon?

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Why is it that the moon exerts a larger tidal force on the Earth than the Sun does, even though the Sun is so very much more massive than the Moon?

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