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Non Life Sciences => Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology => Topic started by: geo driver on 20/02/2013 04:44:56

Title: When was a day 22 hours?
Post by: geo driver on 20/02/2013 04:44:56

when was it that the earth had a rotational sequnce of 22 Hours and is it possible, and i would like the equasion, fir an earth of a 26 hour day.

for all my posts i apoligise for being a disrexic

Title: Re: there was once
Post by: RD on 20/02/2013 08:31:37

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... slowing Earth's rotation and lengthening the day by about 2 ms every one hundred years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_acceleration

If that is the case then the 26 hour day is due in approximately 360 million years.

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Title: Re: When was a day 22 hours?
Post by: geo driver on 20/02/2013 15:24:11

cheers then