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Well we can see that by looking through a telescope: craters and maria (seas) as well as plains. The far side of the Moon, which is never seen on Earth, is only seen by lunar orbiters.
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What does it look like when moon is on the same side of the earth as the sun?
it looks like an average day, except there is a moon.
What does the warning moon look like?
The correct spelling is waning moon instead of warning moon. A waning moon looks like it is getting smaller. The left side of the moon is smooth and round while the right side of a waning moon appears blurred.
What moon phase happens when sunlight shines on far side of moon.?
At New Moon the dark side is turned towards us and the Sun shines on the opposite side.
Is the far side of the moon always dark explain your answer?
Yes. The moon is a reflector, meaning it reflects light, and in this case, it reflects light from the sun towards the earth, thus making it look like it produces its own light. However, only half of the moon is illuminated by the sun, meaning that the "dark" side of the moon is always dark. also, tre reason we only see one side of the moon is because the moon rotates in unison to the earth, thus only allowing us to see one side.
How can the Moon's gravitational pull be observed on earth?
The tides are caused by the moon's gravitational pull. The moon pulls the water towards it. The moon also pulls the earth towards it, but just a bit less, so there is a bulge(the tide) in the Earth's ocean's on the side nearest the moon and on the side farthest from the moon.
What side of the moon is illuminatrd during a new crescent?
The lighted portions of the moon look (somewhat) like the letters DOC going from new moon to new moon. A new crescent would have the right side lit.
Explain how the Moon's gravitational pull can be observed on earth?
The tides are caused by the moon's gravitational pull. The moon pulls the water towards it. The moon also pulls the earth towards it, but just a bit less, so there is a bulge(the tide) in the Earth's ocean's on the side nearest the moon and on the side farthest from the moon.
What does the third quarter moon look like?
You can only see half of the moons lighting side
How does the far side of the moon look like compare to the one that you usually see?
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Why cant the whole moon be seen from earth?
A2. The Moon keeps one side locked towards Earth. Thus whether it were illuminated or not, we can never see the far side of the Moon.Incidentally, there is a marvellous movie of the complete Lunar cycle under Moon/Tidal effects in Wikipedia.A1. The sun casts a light on one side of the moon and the other side is a dark shadow. So if there is a half moon, for example, from earth, we can see half of the lighted side and half of the dark side, which makes it look like the moon is cut in half. Since the Earth rotates, we can see a different side every night, and that's how we can see more or less of the lighted side of the moon. For a new moon, Earth can see the whole dark side and none of the lighted side. For a full moon, Earth can see the whole lighted side and none of the dark side.
Why do you se only one side of the moon?
The reason you only see one side of the moon is because you only see side of the moon is facing towards the Earth which means the back of the moon is nonvisible.
Where did the phrase man on the moon come from?
the craters on the visble side of the moon sometimes look like a man's face, depending on what the phase is and whre you are.
