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I am partial to a project to keep the moon from drifting away. Mostly because I like eclipses and want them to stick around for a while longer.

Otherwise I'm happy with the moon staying where it is.




"I like eclipses and want them to stick around for a while longer."

"The Moon ...has been slowly drifting outward at the rate of about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) per year. Once it makes it past 14,600 miles (23,500 km), it’ll appear too small from Earth to cover the Sun. But don’t panic if you haven’t seen an eclipse yet ― you’ve got another 600-million-plus years before that border is breached." [0]

Hard agree! I would hate for the unimaginable denizens of Pangaea Ultima, toiling through their 28 hour days [1] to miss out on totality for a mere 'ring of fire' eclipse.

[0]: https://science.nasa.gov/moon/eclipses/

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Earth




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