Talk:Lunar distance (astronomy)

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Does "the distance from the Earth to the moon" mean the distance between their centres?

The article states that the Moon is spiraling away from the Earth at an average rate of 3.8 cm per year. With this level of achievable accuracy, why is the Lunar Distance specified to the nearest kilometer and not, say, to the nearest meter?

(1) Yes, between the centers. (2) I'm not sure. It may be that it is easier to measure the rate at which it is receeding than measuring the absolute distance that accurately. Bubba73 (talk), 01:28, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

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I removed a See also link: Nevil Maskelyne. He worked on Lunar distance (navigation) which is an angle, not the distance to the Moon. Bubba73 (talk), 04:32, 1 December 2007 (UTC)