UNIVERSE
SURVEY OF THE PLANETS
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Question
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We always see the same side of the moon because?
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We can only look at night
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We have low power telescopes
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The moon rotates and revolves at roughly the same rate the Earth does
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We don’t know where to look
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Yes! The time it takes for the Moon to rotate once on its axis is equal to the time it takes for the Moon to orbit once around Earth. This keeps the same side of the Moon facing towards Earth throughout the month.
Detailed explanation-2: -With more reading I learned that it takes about the same amount of time for the moon to rotate on its axis (27.3 days) as it does for the moon to make one revolution around Earth (29.5 days).
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