A study by scientists from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and University of Wisconsin at Columbia University used a statistical method that sheds light on the past of our planet, reconstructs the history of the Solar System, and correlates astronomical theory with geologic observations to understand climate change in prehistoric times.
The results were published in the 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences', about 1.4 billion years ago; It is estimated that the distance between Earth and Moon is closer to the present, that is, about 341 thousand kilometers.
The research found that this close distance between the Earth and the Moon affected the planet's rotation around its axis, so at that time the Earth had completed its turn around its axis in 18.7 hours.
Professor of the research team. Stephen Meyers analyzed long-time variables, such as the Earth's return and orbit, that affect the Earth's orbit, while the Moon resembles the Earth, which is a 'slowing artistic skater'.
It is known that the distance between the moon and the planet is 3,82 km per year from Earth, and that the distance between the planet and its satellites is now 385 thousand km.
It is stated that the US National Science Foundation is funding the study.