The Moon Is Getting Farther from Earth

The Moon is getting farther from Earth. Will this continue forever?

A) Yes. The Moon will always drift away from Earth.
B) No. When Earth's rotation slows to zero (because of tidal friction) , the recession will end.
C) No. When Earth's rotation slows to match the motion of the Moon (synchronous rotation) , the recession will end.
D) No. Earth's rotation will slow to a stop and then reverse direction. At that point the Moon will begin to move closer to Earth again.

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