re:Laser shots to the Moon

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Raoul — 12/28/2005 9:51:17 PM (archived)

The laser reflectors left by several Apollo crews and Lunokhods have shown the Earth-Moon distance is increasing by 3.8 cm every year. One day, Earth and Moon would be facing each other (like Pluto and Charon) but that will be long after the Sun has become a white dwarf.

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Earth's rotation has slowed again - SteveS - 12/28/2005 6:41:07 PM
- Not really - nick hoffman - 12/29/2005 2:39:43 AM
  - Well, I didn't say the Earth suddenly lost a second - SteveS - 12/29/2005 1:35:20 PM
- Indian Ocean Tsunami cause of it? - carl - 12/28/2005 8:34:00 PM
  - Tsunami worth 1/1000 of a second - nick hoffman - 12/29/2005 2:43:41 AM
    - Huh! - alcaray - 12/29/2005 8:26:18 PM
  - It is my understanding that you can blame it on the moon. - Scott Evil - 12/28/2005 9:02:35 PM
    - Moon and Earth - nick hoffman - 12/29/2005 2:56:06 AM
      - re: Moon and Earth - Marcia - 12/30/2005 1:10:07 AM
      - By the time the Sun goes blooey... - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2005 3:50:02 AM
    - re:Laser shots to the Moon - Raoul - 12/28/2005 9:51:17 PM

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