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The moon is spherical and is lit by the sun. Only the side facing the sun can be lit by the sun. The other side is dark. If you were to stand on the moon you would find that the light side of the moon is experiencing day while the dark side is experiencing night.

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What is the terminator on the Moon and what causes it?

The terminator is the line that separates "day" and "night" (the light and dark part of the Moon). It is interesting to note that close to the terminator, you can see more details, because of the shadows cast by mountains and craters.


Why is one side of the moon called the dark side?

It's not. The moon is always half light and half dark, but it's not always the same places. -- Take a soccer ball and a flashlight into a dark room. -- Turn on the flashlight, and point it at the soccer ball. -- Half of the ball is lit up, and the other half is dark. -- No matter how you turn the ball, no matter how quickly you move or which way you bend, no matter how you manipulate the flashlight, no matter how much you wiggle and dance ... 50% of the surface of the ball is lit up, and the remaining 50% of its surface is dark. -- 50% of the Earth is lit up, and the remaining 50% of it is dark. The light and dark places keep changing, but the Earth is always half light and half dark. -- 50% of the Moon is lit up, and the remaining 50% of it is dark. The light and dark places keep changing, but the Moon is always half light and half dark.


What is the dark part of the moon called?

It is called the umbra just like the dark part of the shawdow. Hope I helped!!


Why does a new moon appear completely dark on earth?

A new moon appears completely dark on Earth because the side of the moon illuminated by the sun is facing away from us, so the reflected light is not visible from our perspective. This alignment creates a new moon phase, where the moon is not visible in the night sky.


Where is the dark side of the moon as it moves to full?

From Earth, you can only see ONE side of the moon. And that is the same side that has been facing us for as long as I can remember. The moon does not rotate its face. I'm afraid you can't ever see the dark side of moon from Earth :(

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Is there life on the dark side of moon?

There is no life anywhere on the moon - light or dark side.


Does the moon have both sun light and darkness?

one side of the moon receives light from the sun and the other will never get light..that side is called the dark side of the moon..so yes the moon is dark and also receives sunlight...(the moon does not make any of its own light)


What lives on the dark side of the moon?

Nothing. There is no life on the moon, dark side or light side.


What moon features exists on the dark and light areas of the moon?

All of them. The Moon does not have a "dark side" and a "light side". It does have a "nearside" and a 'far side", but the Moon has 29 day cycles of sunlight and night - except that on the night side of the Moon, it is illuminated by the nearly full Earth.


Did the Apollo moon missions land on dark or light side?

The Apollo moon missions landed on the light side of the moon. The far side of the moon, often referred to as the "dark side," is not actually dark but is simply the side that always faces away from Earth.


What moon feature exists on both dark and light area of the moon?

All of them. The Moon does not have a "dark side" and a "light side". It does have a "nearside" and a 'far side", but the Moon has 29 day cycles of sunlight and night - except that on the night side of the Moon, it is illuminated by the nearly full Earth.


How does a shock wave have a light and dark side?

A shockwave has a light and dark side by when the particles in the shochwave are reflected upon from a source it makes a light and dark side, like the moon on the earth sort of.


Is the dark side of the moon colder?

Any side of the moon is colder when it's dark, and warmer when it's light. Just like Earth.


Is the near side of the moon the dark side?

"the near side of moon is not dark" this is not entirely correct answer. there are infact many times when the near side of the moon is dark throughout the year. the moon has day and night cycles aswell as other forms of darkness. first off, a full moon seen on earth is when the sun shines light on the moon without the earth being in the way to cast a shadow on the surface. however a Crescent Moon is the moon being partially shadowed by the earth, so the near side is actually dark because the earth is blocking out the sun light to it. also depending on the position of the moon the far side gets the light and the near side wont. this is because the sun is stationary and the moon goes around the earth. there will always be a light side and dark side of the moon just like there is on earth a day and night but you have to remember that its not night all around earth at the same time, same goes for the moon. also the dark side of the moon generally refers to the far side, which is not always dark.


What is the terminator on the Moon and what causes it?

The terminator is the line that separates "day" and "night" (the light and dark part of the Moon). It is interesting to note that close to the terminator, you can see more details, because of the shadows cast by mountains and craters.


What are the dark and light parts of the moon are called?

Far side


Why is the phrase dark side of the moon not accurate?

A: Because it doesn't give you the information about 'The Dark Side of the Moon'. B: Because technically there is still light there.