The Moon stabilizes Earth’s obliquity. Well almost. The tilt actually varies between 22 and 24.5 degrees – and the variation is enough to induce such environmental inconveniences as the occasional ice age. Without the Moon it might be much worse. – Seth Shostak Other Interesting Posts: Wise Words About Age by Mindy Kaling Wise Words About Age by Judy Davis Wise Words About Age by Julie Walters Wise Words About Age by P. J. O’Rourke Wise Words About Fear by George Orwell Wise Words About Age by Barbara de Angelis Wise Words About Faith by Clara Barton Wise Words About Age by Taylor Swift Wise Words About Age by Shimon Peres Wise Words About Hope by Marilyn Manson Wise Words About Age by Robert Gould Shaw Wise Words About Age by Eleanor Roosevelt Wise Words About Age by Seth Shostak was last modified: January 2nd, 2015 by Kylee Bartholomew
