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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.
Why you only see one side of the moon?
The Moon rotates in such a way that it shows us the same side all the time. In other words, the Moon's rotation period now exactly equals the time the Moon takes to complete one orbit around the Earth. This must have been caused by the Earth's tidal forces acting on the Moon. Earth is rotating slower and slower due to these same tidal forces; in the far future, it will show the same side to the Moon all the time.
Does the Moon make a full rotation?
Yes, it rotates once with each orbit of the earth. That is why we see the same side of the moon all the time.
Why we can't all sides of the moon?
The MOON rotates on it axis, but slowly, in about the same time it takes Earth to rotate on its own, about 27 days. That's why you always see the same side of the Moon.........CORRECT ANSWER:The moon doesnt rotate as it revolves around the earth, so we see the same side from the earth all the time. It wasnt until the late 1960's that we were able to send a spacecraft around the moon and see the dark side of the moon.
What color is the dark side of the moon?
There is no dark side, the moon is similar in colours all over its surface.
Where is the moon in it's orbit when you cannot see it at all?
When we are facing away from the Moon we are in daylight but for the other side of the world who are facing towards the Moon it is night time and that is when we can't see the Moon at all.
What would result if the moon as on the same side of the earth as the sun?
When the moon is on the same side of earth as the sun ... in the same direction ... then we look up at the moon's un-illuminated side. We can't see any of it at all, and we call it the "New Moon" phase. If the moon is exactly lined up with the sun at that time ... not above or below it in the sky ... then it blocks the sun from our view, and we have a solar eclipse.
Do you see the same side of the moon at all times?
yes
Do all earth hemispheres see the same side of the moon?
As long as you're on Earth, you will always see the same side of the moon. This is because the moon is tidally locked with the earth, meaning is rotational period is the same as its revolutionary period. This allows us to always see the same side of the moon, no matter where on earth we are.
Do all people on earth see the same side of the moon?
Yes.
Why do we not see the far side of the moon?
Just as about as 'strange' as it gets: the Time that the Moon takes to REVOLVE [around the Earth's axis][ one month ] is the same amount of Time that It takes to ROTATE [around its own axis]. This does result in the same face-of-the-Moon facing Us at all times.
Does the earth see only one side of the moon?
No. The amount of the Moon visible from the Earth varies, depending on the phase of the Moon. At Full Moon, you see nearly all of the Moon's illuminated side. At New Moon, you see nearly none of it. At Quarter Moon, you see about half of it.
