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The Moon drifts 3.8 cm away every year 

Tidal friction slowly pushes the Moon outward and lengthens our days. In the age of dinosaurs a day lasted about 23 hours.

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The first Moon footprints may last millions of years

Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon on 20 July 1969. With no wind or rain, those bootprints in the dry lunar dust can survive for millions of years.

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The Moon still quakes

Some shallow moonquakes can last for minutes because the dry, fractured Moon dampens vibrations less than Earth does.