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Pretty much. The moon's orbit is "geosynchronous", which means, simply put, what you asked. But because of a slight "wobbling" motion of the moon as it goes through it's orbit around the earth, called "libration". we can actually see about 59% of it's surface over the course of a month.
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Why does the sameside of the moon always face earth?
This is due to a phenomenon called synchronous rotation, where the moon rotates on its axis at the same rate it orbits the Earth. This causes one side of the moon to always face towards the Earth.
How fast does the moon turn?
The moon turns one complete spin every 27.32 days. It also happens to make onecomplete trip around the earth in exactly the same length of time, and the result isthat the same 'face' of the moon is always turned to face the earth.
Why do we always see the same side of the moon from earth?
Because the moon turns as it goes around the Earth.
Why do we always see the same side of the moon from the earth?
Because the moon turns as it goes around the Earth.
Why the moon always keeps the same face?
It has a 1 to 1 rotation/revolution. it does turn on an axis but it turns as its revolving so earth always sees the same side.
Why is one face of the moon always seen?
This is because the moon's rotation on its own axis exactly matches its rotation around the earth, meaning the same face of the moon is always facing the earth
During the summer does the earth face the moon?
some part of the earth ALWAYS faces the moon. ALWAYS (its a big ball we live on)
Does the far side or the near side of the moon always face the earth?
It always faces away from the earth
Does only one side of the moon face the earth?
Yes only one side of the moon is always facing the earth.
Why is a day in the moon the same length as a year on earth?
A day on the Moon (about 29.5 Earth days) is the same length as a year on Earth (365.25 days) because of a phenomenon called synchronous rotation. The Moon's rotation period is the same as its orbit around Earth, causing one side of the Moon to always face Earth, leading to equal lengths of day and year.
Your moon always shows the same face to the earth?
The moon always shows the same face to the Earth due to its synchronous rotation, meaning it takes the same amount of time to rotate on its axis as it does to orbit the Earth. This synchronization occurs because of the gravitational forces between the Earth and the moon.
Why does the visible surface of the moon always look the same?
The Moon's face does change - but not much. The Moon's rotation is generally aligned with its orbit, so that the same face is always turned to the Earth. But the Moon's ORBIT is somewhat eliptical, so the speed of the Moon in its orbit varies a little. So instead of seeing just 50% of the surface of the Moon, we can actually see about 60%, and the "face" in the Moon turns just a little side to side as the Moon follows its decidedly NON-circular path.
