Astronomers discover the Moon is shrinking

[Jokerman]

It'll be the size of an orange by next week. Enjoy.

Astronomers discover the Moon is shrinking - physicsworld.com

Freshly discovered scars on the face of the Moon reveal that this rocky satellite is shrinking at a relatively rapid pace, say researchers based in Germany and the US. Images collected by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show surface faulting that, they say, reflects significant contraction in the Moon's recent geological past.

"I think there is a general impression that the Moon is geologically dead – that everything of geologic significance that happened to the Moon happened billions of years ago," says Watters. "Our results suggest this is not the case. The Moon may still be geologically and tectonically active and still contracting today."

 

[EDouble]

will the orbit have time 2 brake or it will whip in2 the earth like a pinball

 

[dilla]

Lunar warming.

 

[_carmi]

i'm more interested in the consequences this will have on Earth.

 

[masta247]

"Relatively" is a good word.

Moon has contracted radially by 100 m in the past 1 billion years

 

[Jokerman]

i'm more interested in the consequences this will have on Earth.

It will no longer feel desirable and get depressed and become obese.

 

[Synful*Luv]

i'm more interested in the consequences this will have on Earth.

At the very least it may change the tides.. which won't bode well for the many species that use them as a kind of calendar to mate, eat, etc.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Fuck the moon

 

[Duke]

This will have no notable effect on earth. It's more interesting from a geological standpoint.