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Is the moon about to explode? riddle solved at last

Califonia, USA: Far from being perfectly round, the Moon has a weird shape, with a highland bulge on the side facing the Earth and another bulge on its far side -- a riddle that has fascinated scientists for decades.

In theory, the Moon should be a nice sphere, sculpted by rotational forces since its creation some 4.4 billion years ago.

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