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The Moon Is Moving Farther From Earth Each Year, and Tides Are the Reason
Learn more about tides and tidal bulge, and how they’re contributing to the moon drifting away.
The moon had a fluctuating orbit around the Earth, but recent changes in distance could be caused by the tidal force shifting the planet’s mass.
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