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No it isn't. That's why they call it the farside of the moon.
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Which moon always has the same side facing the planet?
Most moons do that. Earth's Moon is the most readily visible example.
What lunar phase hides the moon from the earth?
New Moon. During this moon phase the sun is shining fully on the moon's far side and the near side remains dark. The only time it is visible from Earth is when a solar eclipse occurs.
Why does Pluto take longer than earth to rotate on its axis?
Pluto is believed to be tidally-locked to its large moon Charon, so that not only does Charon always present the same face to Pluto (as with Earth's Moon), but Pluto's rotation has been slowed to match Charon's orbital speed. The same side of Pluto is always visible from Charon.If this occurred on Earth, where we never see the back side of our Moon, it would mean that the Moon would only be visible from one side of the Earth. Of course, the Earth and Moon are so far apart, and the Earth so much more massive, that this will likely never occur.
What makes the moon visible from the earth?
The general answer most people know about why the moon shines is that it reflects the light of the Sun. This is basically true. The moon basically bounces or relays sunlight from the Day side of the Earth to it’s night side.
What moon is it when the moon is aligned with the sun and earth earth is being in the middle the entire side of the moon facing earth is bright and visible?
That's a Full Moon ... 14.77 days after the New Moon. If the moon also happens to be directly in line with Earth's shadow ... not above it or below it ... then you have a lunar eclipse at the time of the Full Moon.
What moon lies between the sun and earth so the side of the moon facing earth is dark and the moon is not visible?
The New Moon is when the lit side of the moon is facing away from Earth, and only the dark side is visible.
What The moon lies between the sun and earth so the side of the moon facing earth is dark and the moon is not visible?
The New Moon is when the lit side of the moon is facing away from Earth, and only the dark side is visible.
Is the back of the moon ever visible?
The back side of the Moon always faces away from Earth and is not visible. The Apollo 8 astronauts were the first people to view the back side of the moon directly, when they orbited the moon. The first pictures of the back side of the moon were taken by the Soviet Union's Luna 3 space probe in 1959.
Is the earth visible from the moon?
Yes, but not on the dark side of the moon
Why is 1 side of the moon visible from earth?
because that side is the side earth is facing
Which phase does the moon appear to be fully visible?
One side of the moon (the Earth facing side) becomes fully visible at Full Moon.
The side of the moon facing earth is dark and the moon not visible?
new moon
Which side of the moon faces earth when the moon orbits the earth?
-- The visible side.-- The outside.It's usually called the "near side" of the Moon. The side we can't see is calledthe "far side".
Why is a new moon not visible?
A new moon is not visible because during this phase, the side of the moon facing Earth is not illuminated by the sun. The moon's position in its orbit causes it to be in alignment with the sun, meaning that the illuminated side is facing away from us. This makes the moon appear as a dark silhouette against the bright background of the sun's light.
Can the moon be seen anywhere at anytime?
No, the moon orbits the earth there for it is on the other side of the earth at day and visible at night. you can only see the moon when your side of the earth is facing it and some light from the sun is reflecting from it.
Why do people on Earth see only one side of the Moon when the Moon is visible in the sky?
cause we are asleep
Why does the Moon cycle from New Moon to Full Moon?
The Phases of the Moon are caused by the amount of lighted Moon surface that is visible from Earth. That changes in standard cycles of 29.5 days as the Moon circles the Earth and the Earth circles the Sun. Half of the Moon is always lit by the Sun, the same as all the planets and satellites. At different times of the month, different amounts of that lighted surface are visible from Earth. If the Moon is between the Sun and Earth, we see only the dark side. If the Moon has circled to the other side of the Earth, away from the sun, we see the lit side. For instance, at the time of the Crescent Moon, the whole Moon is there, but we are seeing (or not seeing) mostly the unlit side of the Moon. At that time, because of the positions of the Earth, Sun and Moon, only the edge of the lit part is visible from Earth.
