@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year agoThe Moon is far older than we thought, scientists saywww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down15
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink29•1 year agoI wouldn’t call 40 millions years far older, it’s basically the equivalent to a 3 months difference between two 30 year olds. If anything the amazing part is how we are able to determine this with such level of precision.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoYeah, it puts it in better perspective to say they changed the estimate from 4.44 to 4.46 billion years ago. “Far older” my ass.
I wouldn’t call 40 millions years far older, it’s basically the equivalent to a 3 months difference between two 30 year olds. If anything the amazing part is how we are able to determine this with such level of precision.
Yeah, it puts it in better perspective to say they changed the estimate from 4.44 to 4.46 billion years ago. “Far older” my ass.