Why is moon shrinking?

Hourlong lunar earthquakes are caused by the moon's surface faults and reducing circumference.

[{"selector":"#anim-a03f7e58-0ba4-4e81-8aee-76bb9805370d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-f4dfcec8-c3af-4b27-aa95-36091753bce6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

No longer merely a passing phase, our moon is a dynamic and ever-changing companion.

[{"selector":"#anim-d1b6c5b2-9679-4196-97e9-0a0137888403","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-fb6cc364-1f9f-409c-ad06-10fe05bf31f3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.249999904429615%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Future lunar expeditions may encounter difficulties as a result of the moon's slow shrinkage, which has caused its surface to wrinkle up like a dried fruit.

[{"selector":"#anim-7860787c-f8c7-46c1-a78d-6d09ed7fd9c0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c3915d89-9ba4-414b-9575-da43cf9bd2ab","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

The moon's circumference has decreased by roughly 150 feet over the last few million years as a result of cooling.

[{"selector":"#anim-f789a53a-fcc8-4a7a-a30c-181e5b13fe53 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(37.002840795523504%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-16416c42-4087-4362-a68c-ac2edac594da","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

Just picture your favourite snack getting a little smaller; that's what our lunar friend is going through.

[{"selector":"#anim-447cc43d-55ec-48dc-98d8-70dc4e621b9b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(36.41640858630595%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f0f08535-462e-4647-8c53-c4fa4e3b0795","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

Thank You!

[{"selector":"#anim-8a751404-7f9c-43b4-b45e-8802069cdd64 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(32.4713907387075%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f876781c-75ad-4c0b-8b4a-d1125a67f4b5","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]