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Why is Earth’s day 24 hours long (and how did the sun keep it from being longer)?

Submit on Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 19:11

Thermal tides in Earth’s atmosphere have counterbalanced gravitational tides from the moon, bringing a pause to the slowing down of Earth’s rotation.

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