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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.
The phenomenon of the moon always keeping the same face toward Earth is due to its synchronous rotation, which means that its rotation period is the same as its orbital period around Earth. This is caused by gravitational forces between the Earth and the moon, which have resulted in the moon's rotation becoming synchronized with its orbit.
Yes, but different portions (size of area) of the moon reflect sunlight throughout the moon cycles which causes the moon to change shape.
Tycho is always facing Earth because it is a synchronous rotation body, meaning its rotation period matches its orbital period around Earth. This alignment causes one side of Tycho to always face Earth, much like the Moon always shows the same face to Earth.
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
some part of the earth ALWAYS faces the moon. ALWAYS (its a big ball we live on)
The Moon's near side always faces Earth due to synchronous rotation, which means it takes the same amount of time for the Moon to rotate once on its axis as it does to orbit Earth. This causes one side of the Moon to always be facing us.
It always faces away from the earth
Yes. The moon orbits the Earth. Yes The moon orbits the earth. It is also coincidental that as it does so it revolves on its own axis once whic causes the same face of the moom to always face the earth.
The phenomenon that causes the moon to show nearly the same face to the earth at all times is called synchronous rotation. This means that the moon rotates on its axis at the same rate that it orbits the earth, resulting in one side of the moon always facing towards us.
The same thing that causes the Earth to have day and night; the Moon spins. Slowly, it is true. The Moon always has the same face turned toward the Earth, but since the Moon orbits the Earth that means that the Moon spins (relative to the Sun) once per orbit. So a "day" on the Moon lasts a little over 14 days, and the lunar "night" is just as long.
Yes only one side of the moon is always facing the earth.