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When the moon grows smaller what is it said to be doing?
When the moon grows smaller, it is said to be waning. This is the period between the full moon and the new moon, when the visible portion of the moon decreases.
When the moon appears to be shrinking it is said to be?
When the moon appears to be shrinking, it is said to be waning. This phase occurs as the amount of illuminated surface visible from Earth is decreasing. It gradually transitions from a full moon to a new moon.
When the moon illumination is increased with each passing day it is said to be?
Waxing Moon.
When the Moon appears to be shrinking it is said to be .?
waning
When and what were the last words spoken on the moon?
The last words spoken on the moon were "Ignition," said by astronaut Eugene Cernan just before liftoff of Apollo 17 in December 1972.
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