ELI5 Moon Drift - why it's moving further away each year?
ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast
Why is the moon slowly moving away from the earth at 4cm per year? How do we even measure it so precisely? Why does the same side of the moon always face the earth? What is the beautiful dimensional coincidence that gives us a a perfect solar eclipse?
... We explain like i'm five!
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