Moon is drifting away from Earth at 3.8 centimetres a year. What will happen to the planet as it goes further?
- Over the next several hundred million years, Earth could face numerous unexpected consequences, all due to the distance slowly yet steadily developing between the planet and its only moon.
- The number is based on the current best interpretation of five decades of lunar laser ranging data.
- It has been directly measured, thousands of
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- Over the next several hundred million years, Earth could face numerous unexpected consequences, all due to the distance slowly yet steadily developing between the planet and its only moon.
- The number is based on the current best interpretation of five decades of lunar laser ranging data.
- It has been directly measured, thousands of
Sources: Times of India