How far does the Moon drift away from Earth each year?
38 mmAbout 1.5 in · Handheld
About 3.8 cm, measured by bouncing lasers off mirrors left by Apollo astronauts.
🌙38 mm
🐜a garden ant
To scale: a year of Moon drift is about 9.5× bigger than a garden ant.
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