Moon Affects Earth's Tilt, Rotation
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The moon: Facts about our planet's lunar companion
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The moon formed about 4.4 billion years ago , not long after the solar system was born.
It may even help stabilize Earth 's tilt and rotation, keeping the lengths of our days and seasons the same.
The moon's orbit isn't a perfect circle and its distance from Earth varies by about 30,000 miles .
NASA has spotted water on the moon and scientists have grown plants in moon dirt from the Apollo missions.
NASA 's historic Apollo program first brought astronauts to the moon's surface on July 20, 1969 .
Instruments placed on the moon during the Apollo missions are still being used by scientists today .
Measurements from these missions have shown that the moon is moving away from Earth by about 1.5 inches ( 3.8 centimeters ) per year.
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