A bird's-eye view of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. The Three Gorges project, the world's largest hydropower project, has generated over 423 billion kWh of electricity since it was officially certified as complete and fully functioning on Nov. 1, 2020. Douyin: 128286629 #ThreeGorgesDam #Hubei #Yichang | China wonders

explains universe🌐 on Instagram: "China’s Three Gorges Dam is so enormous that holding nearly 40 cubic kilometers of water actually shifted Earth’s mass ever so slightly. NASA researchers explained that this redistribution increased the planet’s moment of inertia, slowing Earth’s spin by about 0.06 microseconds per day and nudging its axis by roughly 2 centimeters. No, the world didn’t suddenly slow down—but it’s a fascinating reminder that even human-made structures can interact with planetary