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Does moon orbit and rotate

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Anonymous

9y ago
Updated: 4/29/2022

yes

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How long it does take the moon to rotate?

Earth's moon does rotate on it's axis but it does it once each orbit of the Earth: every 27.3 days .


What planet has an orbit with most similar to the Moon's orbit around Earth?

Actually that would be the Earth's orbit around the moon (in fact, they both rotate about a common point.) Note that the moon NEVER moves "backwards" in its orbit (most other satellites do).


How many times does the moon rotate on it's axis as it makes a complete orbit around the Earth?

Once, it is in a synchronous orbit with Earth


Does the moon rotate around Jupiter?

The moon we see doesn't, but all of Jupiter's moons do. (About 50)


Why does the moon rotate every 13.8 degrees east?

The Moon doesn't rotate. It does orbit the Earth, while the Earth orbits the Sun, but the same side of the moon is shown to the Earth at all times. Where did you get the figure 13.8 degrees east?


Does the moon travel round the earth?

No, it spins in place and we rotate around it.


What side of the moon do you see from earth?

You always see the same side - as the moon takes the same time to orbit the earth as it does to rotate once on its axis !


Does the moon rotate on its axis twice each time it revolves around earth?

No. The moon rotates once for every orbit it makes around Earth.


Is this the answer the moon unlike the earth does not rotate so you see the same side of the moon?

That isn't the answer. The reason why only one side of the moon is visible from the surface of the Earth is that the moon always keeps one side facing the Earth, which requires it to rotate once for each revolution of its orbit.


What describes the rotation and revolution of the moon and earth?

It takes the moon 27.3 days to rotate on its axis also it takes the number of days for it to have one orbit around the earth. for earth it takes 24 hours for it to rotate on its axis it takes 364 and 1/4 days to take an orbit around the sun.


How long the moon takes to orbit the earth and the earth to orbit the sun?

It takes 27.3 days for the Moon to complete one full orbit around the Earth. how long does it take for the earth to rotate around the sun? It takes exactly 365 and a quarter days for the earth to orbit around the sun once.


It takes the moon the same amount of time to orbit Earth once as it does to rotate on its axis?

Yes it does. This means we always see the same side of the moon facing Earth.