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drewolbrich | 11 months ago

The Moon's tidal forces are already slowing down the rotation period of the Earth, which was apparently only 5 hours long about 4.5 billion years ago.

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qnleigh|11 months ago

Yes, but when you consider the combined system of the earth and everything that affects its orbit, angular momentum is conserved.