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Researchers more precisely calculate how much faster time passes on the moon (phys.org)
submitted 4 months ago by jyunwai@lemmy.ca to c/space@beehaw.org
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[–] drspod@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

the team found that time on the moon ticks by at 0.0000575 seconds faster per day (57.50 µs/d) than it does on Earth. Based on that number, other calculations can be made—if a person were to live on the moon for 274 years, for example, they would be 5.76 seconds older than they would be had they lived on Earth all that time.

[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I wonder why the article doesn’t show time elapsed per year instead.

If a person were to live on the moon for one year, for example, they would be 0.02 seconds older than they would be had they lived on Earth all that time.

[–] Rekhyt@beehaw.org 8 points 4 months ago

Yeah, 274 years is such a weird time length to use. 0.02 seconds per year is better, or if you wanted to do a "lifetime" measurement it's about 1.68s over 80 years.