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Scientists confirm the size of the moon is shrinking. PHOTO/DAILY
NEW YORK – Observations made by scientists of the moon revealed that the size of the moon is shrinking. Is the change in the size of the moon dangerous for Earth, here is the review.
The moon is slowly shrinking and the main cause is the Earth's gravitational pull.
This pull causes the moon to move away from Earth at a speed of about 3.8 cm per year.
Not only gravity, shallow earthquakes that occur on the moon cause a decrease in size.
The earthquake occurred, including in locations that according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have the potential to be visited by humans.
As reported by IFL Science, Tom Watters, a lunar geologist, explained that the moon is an inanimate object and geologically the occurrence of things on the moon will not change, but the moon is a seismically active object.
Venetian related moonquakes have been around since the Apollo era and more than 50 years ago, astronauts placed seismometers around the lunar surface to record the tremors that occurred.
A strong shallow earthquake occurred near the south pole and close to the landing site of NASA's Artemis III mission.
The mission to send humans back to the moon will likely take place in 2027.