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Why is the moon getting closer?

Updated: 8/9/2023
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The Moon is not getting closer, it is moving away from us a few centimeters every year.

This is because the Moon was formed by a giant impact to the early Earth, and ever since then it is spiraling away.

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the moon moves in a counterclockwise direction

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