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Moon shows tiny crust shrinkage across 14 scarps
Scientists led by Thomas R. Watters report 14 lobate scarps across the Moon indicating global recent thrust faulting due to interior cooling. The features, up to 30 feet high and a few kilometers long, imply about 328 feet overall shrinkage but pose no danger to Earth.
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