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The earth and moon are in tidal lock. The moon's period of rotation on its axis and period of revolution in its orbit around the earth are precisely equal. The earth's gravity bulges the moon so that earth grips along this side.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agoThis is because the rotation of the moon is equal to it's orbit around the earth. That is: it takes the moon 28 days to make a full orbit around the earth, and 28 days to make a full rotation. As a result, the same side of the moon is always facing earth.
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∙ 14y agoThe reason people on the Earth don't see the back of the moon is that the moon has a day the same length of time as its trip around the earth, this means we only ever see one side of the moon.
By the way I am saving up and intend to see the far side of the moon as soon as the site seeing trips start.
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∙ 12y agoIf you mean the dark side of the moon then that's because, as the moon is orbiting around the earth; Luna (the moon) is spinning around its axis at a pace that matches the speed of it orbiting around the earth or in other words it spins so that only one side faces the earth.
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∙ 12y agoThe moon revolves around the earth, and rotates on it's axis at the exact same speed, therefore allowing it to face the earth all the time.
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Can you ever see the moon over the lunch hour in Lincoln?
Yes.
Why was the far side of the moon unknown until 1959?
While were always pretty sure that the moon had another side to it, nobody ever saw it, because the moon always keeps the same side facing the earth. Finally, in 1959, the Russians sent a spacecraft around the moon carrying a camera, and the pictures it sent back confirmed our suspicions ... for the first time, we could clearly see that the moon has another side, back around where we cannot see it. And that was about all we could really tell from those 1959 photos, because their quality was so poor.
What earth phase do you see when you see a waxing gibbous phase on the moon?
It would be the opposite. If we went to the moon when it was full, we would look back at an earth in shadow (a `new earth`) If we went to the moon when it was new, then it would be between us and the sun, so we would look back at a full earth. For a waxing gibbous from earth, the earth would be a waning crescent from the moon.
Do any moons spin while orbiting their home planet?
Yes, every moon spins on it's axis while it orbits. The Moon which orbits Earth spins, but because it is orbiting us at the same time we can only ever see on face of the moon. That's why there is the Dark Side of The Moon. I think you can see roughly 50.8% of the Moon's Surface on Earth.
What can you not see a full moon or a waxing moon or a waning moon?
You can see all three of these. The phase of the moon when it is not visible is called new moon.
Where would you stand on the moon so that you wont see the earth?
you will stand on the other side of the moon
Neil Armstrong see something on the moon?
No because otherwise the flag wont be blowing. when he landed on the moon
Can you see the same constellations from the surface of the moon that we see from earth?
yeah but they wont be in the same orientation
Does the moon ever disaper?
No the moon does not disappear. The moon you see depends on where the moon is. if you cannot see the moon that means it is a solar eclipse or a new moon. so the moon never disappears.
Do you ever see the other side of the moon from earth?
no,
Will you ever see the far side of the moon from earth?
Certainly not in our lifetime.
Can you ever see the moon over the lunch hour in Lincoln?
Yes.
Were to find n when you find the sages?
once you beat him at the castle you wont ever see him
Is the part of the moon that you see growing or shrinking after the new moon?
It is growing. Since a new moon is when the moon "disappears", it "comes back" to the full moon.
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.
Why can't the people of India see the back side of the moon?
The Moon spins at the same rate that it orbits the Earth; once every 27 days. Because of that, the same side of the Moon always faces the Earth. Before the Soviet Luna space probes which took photos of the far side of the Moon, no one had ever known what it looked like. People of India cannot see the far side of the Moon? The People of EARTH cannot see the far side of the Moon.
Are ropes needed in the moon?
Oh god you are so stupid. NO! watch any of the moon landing videos and you wont see a single rope. The moon has sufficient gravity to hold down a person.
