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The moon is tidally locked with the earth. The reason is that the moon is slightly heavier on one side than the other. Due to tidal friction, the moon's rotation (with respect to earth) would have gradually slowed over the eons, so that eventually it would lock in resonance with the earth. The moon probably became tidally locked more than a billion years ago, long before any life on earth evolved eyes. Therefore the distant side of the moon remained unknown until we sent orbiters around it to snap photos. I believe the Russians succeeded at this first.
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∙ 14y agoAlmost all known moons in the solar system keep one face towards their planet due to their rotation versus the speed of the planets rotation. The only known exception is Hypernion, a moon of Saturn.
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∙ 15y agoBecause it rotates around itself at just the right rate to keep the same side facing us.
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∙ 15y agothey rotate at the same speed
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∙ 11y agohalf the moon faces the sun
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Your moon always shows the same face to the earth?
True.
Does the same side of Venus always face earth?
Yes. The moon is tidally locked to the earth, so that whether the moon is new, waxing, full, or waning, we always see the same side.
How fast does the moon turn?
The moon turns one complete spin every 27.32 days. It also happens to make onecomplete trip around the earth in exactly the same length of time, and the result isthat the same 'face' of the moon is always turned to face the earth.
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.
What is true about the moon's orbit around Earth?
The moon's orbital period is the same as its rotational period, so the same side of the moon always faces the earth.
Your moon always shows the same face to the earth?
True.
Why is one face of the moon always seen?
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
Why do you always see one face of the moon Do all countries see the same face?
The moon does not rotate so on Earth we always see the same side no matter where the observer is.
Why do astronomers on earth always see the same side of the moon?
15 days one side 15 days other No it's always the same face. Because the moon spins on its axis exactly once per its orbit of the earth. It's a tidal friction effect. In zillions of year's time the same face of the earth will always face the moon also.
Does the moon spin around?
Yes it does but at the same rate that the Earth spins. Therefore we on Earth always see the same face of it.
Phase changes of the Earth that one would see if viewed from the Moon?
Exactly the same as the ones we see the Moon go through from Earth, except that Earth does not always turn the same face to the Moon.
Why does the same side of the moon always face the earthy?
The Moon always faces the same side because its gravity with Earth makes it pull around us. When you see half of the Moon its because of the way Earth is rotating or how the Moon is positioned.
How many rotations does the moon make in one trip around earth?
Only 1. Which is why the same face of the moon is always towards the earth.
How long will it take for the moon to drift out of our orbit?
The Moon will drift farther and farther from Earth, while Earth slows down, until Earth always shows the Moon the same face (just as the Moon already shows Earth the same face all the time). It doesn't seem that the Moon will completely escape from Earth's gravity.
Does the same side of Venus always face earth?
Yes. The moon is tidally locked to the earth, so that whether the moon is new, waxing, full, or waning, we always see the same side.
Do people of different side of globe see same face of moon?
Yes. The moon spins at just the right speed so that the same face always faced the Earth.
How often does the earth set from the moon?
It never does because the same face of the moon is always pointed at Earth. This is due to the fact that the moon revolves around Earth at the same speed it rotates on it's axis, so Earth remains in the same relative location in the sky on the moon.
