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The Moon itself certainly is gradually moving away from Earth (and slowing down Earth's rotation in the process)
by FreeFull 10y ago
The Moon itself certainly is gradually moving away from Earth (and slowing down Earth's rotation in the process)
- jsmthrowaway 10y agoIndeed. That's one of those science nuggets I love telling people because it's universally accessible and blows everybody away. Suddenly makes galactic timescales and gravitation real for people. (Or they're just being nice to me...)