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The crust of the Moon is thinner on the side facing the Earth because the Moon is tidally locked with the Earth. This means that the Moon rotates at exactly the same rate it revolves around the Earth, so only one side of the Moon ever faces the Earth. Since the gravity of Earth acts on the Moon, the crust has been pulled slightly towards Earth on the side of the Moon facing Earth. Because of this, the crust of the Moon is thinner on one side than the other.
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What fact does the data from the clementine spacecraft support?
that the moon has a thinner crust on the side facing earth
Why is the moon visible so late at night?
Because when the earth turns part of the time the earth is facing the sun and another part of the earth is facing the moon at a part of time.
What fact does data gathered from the Clementine spacecraft support?
that the moon has a thinner crust on the side facing earth
What does a full moon symbolize?
A full moon occurs when the earth, moon, and sun are in approximate alignment, but the moon is on the opposite side of the earth, so the entire sunlit part of the moon is facing earth.
How does the moon affect the tides on the side of earth facing the moon?
There are high tides on the side of Earth facing the moon.
What are two differences in the earth from the moon?
The moon is very much smaller than the earth. The moon's atmosphere is thinner than the earth's.
How do we get day and night?
We get day and night because, the Earth spins on it's axis around the sun, when the part of the Earth you live in is facing the sun it is day to you. The Moon orbits the earth, for the moon to orbit the Earth once it takes 28 days, when the Moon is facing the part of the Earth you live on it is night to you. Hope this helped x
How does earth move so you have day and night?
The Earth and other planets rotate around the sun. When the part of the Earth you live n is facing the sun it is day. The moon rotates around the earth, this takes 24 hours and when the Moon is facing the part of the Earth you live in it is night, we can only see the moon, because ligh reflects upon it. Hope this helped!
Is the moon's crust thinner or thicker than Earth's?
thicker
What type of eclipse occurs when the moon is new?
A solar eclipse, because the moon passes between the earth and the moon, meaning the part of the moon facing us is in shadow.
If you stand on the moon can you see the earth from the moon and why?
It depends on where on the moon you are. If you are on the side of the moon facing Earth, yes. If you are on the side facing away, no. If you are on the Earth-facing side you can see Earth because there is nothing obstructing your view, and Earth is a good deal larger than the moon, which would make it a very prominent object in the sky. On the side facing away you cannot se Earth because the moon is blocking your view
Is the side facing away from the earth dark or light during the full moon?
there is day(morning) when the earth is facing the sun and it is dark (night time) when the earth is facing the moon
