The Moon is shrinking and it’s causing ‘moonquakes’ on the lunar surface

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Seismic data from NASA’s Apollo program appears to show the moon is still tectonically active.

In 2010, scientists discovered that our moon had been shrinking as its interior cooled down—and may still be getting smaller. Using images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter , researchers discovered cliffs in the lunar crust that had formed relatively recently, geologically speaking: They could be just 100 million years old.

In a study published in Nature Geoscience on Monday, a team of scientists examined data from the LRO and compared it to the location of moonquakes recorded during the Apollo program in the 1960s and 1970s. The team also found that six of these moonquakes took place when the moon was at its farthest point from Earth. At this time, additional tidal stress from Earth’s gravity means that slips along the thrust faults become more likely.

 

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The EARTH is undergoing many changes, it would appear the MOON has to be affected in some way, or perhaps visa-versa....

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