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The moon orbits the earth. How do we know the earth doesn't orbit the moon? The planet with the bigger mass, therefore stronger gravity, is the one controlling the other, so since the earth is bigger than the moon, the moon orbits the earth, not vice versa.
It's best to think of the Earth and Moon as one system. Each body attracts the
other, in accordance with Newton's Law of Gravitation. Earth and Moon orbit around their common "center of mass". Because the Earth has about 80 times the mass of the Moon, this center of mass is actually inside the surface of the Earth.
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Why dont you have an eclipe of the moon every month?
eclipses are actually very rare and are basically a miracle they occure. since the earth is spinning around the sun and the moon is spinning around the earth at the same time its rare that they end up covering the light from the sun. simple terms...sun gives off tons of light towards earth, moon is spinning and so is earth, and the moon is REALLY far away, and somehow the moon manages to get stuck in the earths shadow and vice versa
Why people see the same side of the moon?
Just like the sun the moon rises and sets...so as the earth rotates you see the same moon and the same sun it's just when the sun is on one part of the earth you see the moon and vice versa..... Comment: I can't say that helps much, but I will not delete that answer. This is my answer: People see the same side of the Moon because gravity has locked the Moon's rotation period at the same length of time as the time the Moon takes to complete one orbit of the Earth. If you think about it, that means we must always see the same side of the Moon.
Is it a full moon in the northern and southern hemisphere at the same time?
No, the full moon can only be seen in one hemisphere at a time due to the position of the Earth and the moon relative to the observer. When it is a full moon in the northern hemisphere, it is a new moon in the southern hemisphere, and vice versa.
Is the distance shorter between the earth and sun or between the moon and the earth?
The distance between the Sun and the Earth is about 93,000,000 miles. The distance between the Moon and the Earth is about 250,000 miles. The distance between the Moon and the Earth is thus shorter.
How many km is the sun from earth?
The earth is an average of about 149,668,992 kilometers from the sun.
How much time the moon ray takes to come in the Earth?
The average time that it takes for light to travel from the moon's surface to the earth's surface or vice versa is about 1.255 seconds.
Why there is unequal length of the seasons?
The Earth's orbit around the sun isn't exactly an orbit that could be named circular. It is rather an elliptical, and therefore the orbit is more of an oval shape. When, in it's orbit, the earth is closer to the sun, the season will tend to go by faster. (Vice Versa).
Why do you not notice that the earth is rotating?
Gravity.Correction:The Earth's rotation has nothing to do with gravity and vice versa. One notices the earth's rotation in the rising and setting of the moon, sun, planets and stars.
Why dont you have an eclipe of the moon every month?
eclipses are actually very rare and are basically a miracle they occure. since the earth is spinning around the sun and the moon is spinning around the earth at the same time its rare that they end up covering the light from the sun. simple terms...sun gives off tons of light towards earth, moon is spinning and so is earth, and the moon is REALLY far away, and somehow the moon manages to get stuck in the earths shadow and vice versa
How did scientist prove the moon revolved around the earth while revolving around the sun?
Galileo initially showed using phases of the planet venus that it orbited around the sun and not the earth, this supported a new model developed by Copernicus suggesting that the earth orbited the sun and not vice versa. It had always been assumed that the moon orbited the earth. Later with the invention of Newtonian physics, a more concise model of the solar system was developed using the laws of gravity explained that the much smaller earth would orbit around the much larger sun and that the smaller moon would orbit the larger earth.
How long a full moon to a new moon?
It takes about 14 days for a new Moon to turn in to a full Moon, and vice versa.
Why people see the same side of the moon?
Just like the sun the moon rises and sets...so as the earth rotates you see the same moon and the same sun it's just when the sun is on one part of the earth you see the moon and vice versa..... Comment: I can't say that helps much, but I will not delete that answer. This is my answer: People see the same side of the Moon because gravity has locked the Moon's rotation period at the same length of time as the time the Moon takes to complete one orbit of the Earth. If you think about it, that means we must always see the same side of the Moon.
What do you mean by astronomical observation from moon surface vis a vis low earth orbiting observatory?
What is meant is having an observatory on the moon vice in low earth orbit. Search some of the other questions that were answered on this topic for further information.
Is it a full moon in the northern and southern hemisphere at the same time?
No, the full moon can only be seen in one hemisphere at a time due to the position of the Earth and the moon relative to the observer. When it is a full moon in the northern hemisphere, it is a new moon in the southern hemisphere, and vice versa.
Does Peach love Mario or vice versa?
vice versa
Why the transition phase of moon - from New Moon to Full Moon and vice versa - is Concave in shape and NOT semi-circular?
because when pie was invented, so was the moon. therefore, we have new moon and full moon
Why should every place on Earth not be the same time?
On Earth, there are different time zones because of the position of the moon and Earth. When the moon is on one side of the Earth, on the other side it is nighttime, and vice versa. The different time zones make sure that every place on Earth experiences the same things at the same times, such as the sunset, sunrise, etc.
