- uploaded: Jul 6, 2012 - Hits: 1880 National Geographic: Moon
Mysteries Investigated English narrator - Stephen Rashbrook
Drifting further from Earth, the Moon has created seasons, the
24-hour day, tides and perhaps even influenced evolution.
Without the moon in its regular orbit around the planet, would
life exist on Earth? Or would the climate teeter between
cataclysmic extremes? Today, the moon shines brightly in the
night sky from about a quarter of a million miles away. When it
first formed though, it was 15 times closer to Earth and its
gravity had a tremendous influence on the planet. Slowly
drifting further away from Earth, the moon has reshaped the
world. It created seasons, the 24-hour day, tides and may have
even influenced the evolution of life here on Earth. FAIR USE
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