[extropy-chat] Astronomical question

[Mike Lorrey]

It is a well known phenomenon that the moon is draining angular
momentum from the earth, thus slowing earth's rotation and causing the
moon to orbit at a greater distance from earth.

I just started wondering if anyone has figured out how far away the
moon has to get to escape earth orbit, how far into the future that
will happen, and how much earth's day will be slowed by the time that happens.....

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Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
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