wwarnout t1_ja0c0ta wrote
Fun fact: When the moon first formed, it was only about 40,000 km from Earth (about the same as geosync satellites), and was enormous in the sky. Also, one day on Earth was only about 6 hours long.
InTheHeatOfTheNoche t1_ja1b1eb wrote
Wonder what the tides were like. Or did we even have liquid water at that point?
quick_dudley t1_ja26cu9 wrote
It's the tides that are pushing the moon away.
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Lecoruje t1_ja2o4qd wrote
Wait, so the days are lasting longer? No shit the clock won't move during work..
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