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But how did it end up being this pure in most parts of the Moon? The secondary event that explains it, notes the report, is what researchers are calling a crustal overturn. Old impure plagioclase was replaced by hot, pure plagioclase as the moon cooled rapidly. Asteroid hits, space dust, and other harsh space conditions could have also sheared away the surface impurities, notes the report.
Tidal friction, caused by the movement of the tidal bulge around the Earth, takes energy out of the Earth and puts it into the Moon's orbit, making the Moon's orbit bigger (but, a bit pardoxically, the Moon actually moves slower!). The Earth's rotation is slowing down because of this. One hundred years from now, the day will be 2 milliseconds longer than it is now. This same process took place billions of years ago--but the Moon was slowed down by the tides raised on it by the Earth. That's ...