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Because when the shadow of the moon hits the earth for eclipse, it's only a small shadow that covers a little zone of the earth and lasts a brief moment.

When the earth shadow passes on the moon, it lasts a lot longer and it's a bigger shadow. TheThey measured the time 22002250 years ago and found the earth is 3.5 times bigger than the moon:

Because when the shadow of the moon hits the earth for eclipse, it's only a small shadow that covers a little zone of the earth and lasts a brief moment.

When the earth shadow passes on the moon, it lasts a lot longer and it's a bigger shadow. The measured the time 2200 years ago and found the earth is 3.5 times bigger than the moon:

Because when the shadow of the moon hits the earth for eclipse, it's only a small shadow that covers a little zone of the earth and lasts a brief moment.

When the earth shadow passes on the moon, it lasts a lot longer and it's a bigger shadow. They measured the time 2250 years ago and found the earth is 3.5 times bigger than the moon:

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Because when the shadow of the moon hits the earth for eclipse, it's only a small shadow that covers a little zone of the earth and lasts a brief moment.

When the earth shadow passes on the moon, it lasts a lot longer and it's a bigger shadow. The measured the time 2200 years ago and found the earth is 3.5 times bigger than the moon: