How did the Moon end up with an orbit the perfect distance to cause total eclipses?

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How did the Moon end up with an orbit the perfect distance to cause total eclipses?

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It’s not a perfect distance. If it were closer the [eclipse paths](https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/internal_resources/6216/Solar_Eclipses_2023_and_2024_Map.png) would be far larger than they are. Further away, they’d be smaller to non-existent.

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