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[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The moon is slowly moving further away from Earth

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

So I didn't know that, but I looked it up and its 3.8cm a year.

The moon isn't always the exact same distance from earth either, so that extra distance is pretty negligible compared to where it was on any given previous mission, that his statement isn't necessarily true.

[–] yabbadabaddon@lemmy.zip 8 points 12 hours ago

My wife doesn't think 3,8cm are negligible. She says it's very big.

[–] ylph@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Artemis II will loop around the moon on a trajectory that will take it about 4500 miles farther away from Earth than any of the Apollo manned missions.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Ah okay that makes more sense than it slowly drifting away.