Subject: Is the distance between the Sun and Earth changing?
Date: Mon Oct 16 07:31:23 2000
Posted by Jerry D. Wilson
Grade level: teacher/prof
School: Lander University
City: Greenwood State/Province: SC
Country: USA
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 971695883.As
Message:
The Moon is receding because of tidal friction. Does this effect the Sun-
Earth distance... theoretical or experimental? If the latter, how is this
measured. Thank you.
Re: Is the distance between the Sun and Earth changing?
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