the Disappearance of this astronomical phenomena associated with the gradual removal of the moon from our planet

of Approximately 650 million years of the Earth's inhabitants will be the last time to observe the total solar Eclipse. The disappearance of this astronomical phenomena associated with the gradual removal of the moon from our planet. Forbes writes that at some point natural satellite of the Earth simply will not be able to close the path between the planet and the Sun.



Every year the Moon gets further from Earth at 38 millimeters. According to scientists, this is due to the fact that the constant ebb and flow gradually slows the planet's rotation around its axis.

However, astronomers do not believe that even after a billion years, our planet will lose the satellite. Although it should be understood that the increase of the distance from the earth to the moon would have certain consequences.



For example "only" 4 million years of the Earth's inhabitants will be able to forget about leap year, so as a complete single cycle of changing seasons will take 365 days. And if you really look into the distant future, after 5 billion years of the moon's orbit reaches its maximum value and will be equal to 463 thousand kilometres.

to increase the length of earth days, and the usual 24 hours will turn into five modern weeks (870 hours). Scientists predict that by this time, the speed of rotation of the Earth around its axis and the moon in its orbit will be equal, so the Moon will be always only on one side of the globe.

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