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		leoedin on March 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: European Space Agency to measure Earth at millimet... True - buildings and exposed rock probably stay still, leaf litter and trees definitely don’t. You’d need to find enough of a stable reference to run your correlation - probably more useful in an urban area.

lupusreal on March 20, 2024 | [–]

On a millimeter scale I expect weather/seasons will cause movement of the ground as the soil swells with water from rain, or water freezing.

darknavi on March 20, 2024 | [–]

Taller buildings can flex up to a few feet in each direction actually!

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