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Dark side of the moon.
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You call the side of the moon that never faces the earth?
The Far Side
What do you call the Moon's surface that faces earth?
near side
You call the side of the moon that never faces the earth what?
The Dark side of the moon. Note that this is a slightly poetic name as unless we see a Full Moon, it does receive light from the sun.
Why can not see the dark half of the moon?
Because it never faces the Earth.
What is the side of the moon called that never faces the earth?
The side that's visible.
What is the name of the side of moon that never faces the earth called?
That's the "far side".
The side of the moon that never faces the earth is called?
Correctly . . . the far side. Incorrectly . . . the dark side.
Is it true that earth is seen upwards from moon?
Generally, yes, just as we see the moon when it is "up". Earth can be just over the horizon of the moon, or straight up, depending where you are on the moon. The same side of the moon always faces the earth, so from the far side, Earth can never be seen.
Does the moon have day and night if so why?
Just like the earth, the moon has a side that faces the sun (day) and a side that faces away from the sun (night). During a full moon, the side of the moon that faces the earth is lit by the sun and appears in daylight whereas the side of the moon that faces away from the earth is in shadow (night). During a new moon, the opposite is true. The side of the moon that faces the earth is in shadow (night) and the side that faces away from the earth is exposed to the sun (day).
Why can you not stand on earth and see the far side of the moon?
The Moon is tidally locked to Earth; the Moon's "day" and the Moon's month are the same length. So the "near side" of the Moon always faces the Earth, and the "far side" always faces away from Earth.
What is the back of the moon called?
It is sometimes called the dark side of the moon. It isn't really dark all the time, either. It's just that we never see it from earth. The same side of the moon faces the earth all the time.
When the unlighted side of the moon faces earth you have a new moon?
Yes you do, when the unlighted side of the moon faces you, the fully lit up side is facing the other direction, away from Earth.
