Why do we only see one side of the moon?

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/08/05

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Arabia Weather - We see only one side of the moon because its rotation around itself takes the same time as it takes to revolve around the Earth. This means that the Moon always remains pointed with the same side towards the Earth, which is known as the phenomenon of “orbital synchrony”.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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