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Is the moon rotating

Updated: 8/9/2023
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15y ago

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Yes, it rotates on an axis just like Earth. Its rotation time is equal to its orbit time.

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11y ago

Well, to be exact, it rotates on its axis as it revolves around the Earth.

The Moon actually makes onerotation on its axis for every fullrevolution around the Earth.

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Yes, the moon does rotate, around itself and the earth. For the axis angle etc... please visit wikipedia.com/Moon

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Yes it does

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