The very length of a day on Earth may have been changed! Because the 8.8 magnitude quake may have changed the planet’s mass distribution, the planet could be spinning faster! Every day could be 1.26 microseconds shorter than it is right now. [NYDN]
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The very length of a day on Earth may have been changed! Because the 8.8 magnitude quake may have changed the planet’s mass distribution, the planet could be spinning faster! Every day could be 1.26 microseconds shorter than it is right now. [NYDN]
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