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Subject: Re: The moon as well...


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Duncan7
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Date Posted: 08:45:03 10/09/07 Tue
In reply to: DE 's message, "The moon as well..." on 04:01:12 10/08/07 Mon

Actually it's getting farther away. About 1 1/2 inches a year. At some point it will effect our axis and the planet will become unstable. You will see lots of climate change at that point.

>I was reading in one of those science rags you buy on
>the local mag rack that the moon, I seem to remember,
>is getting closer and closer each year.
>
>I seem to remember reading where the orbit of the moon
>is deteriorating a little bit each year. And that
>will as it gets closer will effect the earths tides
>causing higher tides as its gravity is felt more and
>more.
>
>However its not a danger to OUR generation because the
>rate of decent is definately NOT enough that we shoud
>witness the colision of earth and moon.
>
>Jell PROBABLY the Sun will have swallowed up the earth
>and turned it into gasious vapor long before that
>happens.

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MY BAD!!!!!DE10:20:57 10/09/07 Tue
ACTUALLY.....sci guy11:16:29 10/11/07 Thu


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