Please think LOGICALLY and make some simple mathematical calculations before you answer; and consider that if the Moon really rotates, all its sides should be seen on a regular basis, as well as different sides of the Moon should be seen from different parts of the Earth and throughout the different seasons and hours of the day. OH i for sure know the common explanation that the Moon rotates the same speed as it orbits the Earth but such a coinscidence is about 1:10.000.000 to happen assuming that there are millions of planets and satellites in our Universe, and they each have their own unique speed. Very, very strange indeed.
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The moon is the earth’s only natural satellite. Its average distance from the earth is 384,403 km.
Rotation - an object spinning around its axis.
Revolve - one object circling another.
Center mass* - an objects geometrical center.
Center gravity* - the center of an objects weight
The earth's center of gravity and center of mass are at the exact same location. The moon, however, due to its oblong shape, has a center of gravity separate from its center of mass. The moon's weight is distributed in such a way that it's heavier side faces earth.
The moon does indeed rotate. However, it rotates slowly, about once every 28 days. This rotational rate matches the rate at which the moon revolves around the earth.
Its revolution period around the earth is the same length and direction as its rotation period, which results in the moon always keeping one side turned toward the earth and the other side turned away from the earth. This type of motion is called synchronous rotation. The side turned away from the earth is called the moon’s dark side, even though it is lit half of the time. The moon’s sidereal period of revolution is about 27.32 days long. This means that a line drawn through the center of the earth and the moon would point to the same star every 27.32 days. Due to slight variations in the orbital velocity of the moon, over a 30 year period, 59% of the moon’s surface is made visible. This is known as libration.
Rotation - an object spinning around its axis.
Revolve - one object circling another.
Center mass* - an objects geometrical center.
Center gravity* - the center of an objects weight
The earth's center of gravity and center of mass are at the exact same location. The moon, however, due to its oblong shape, has a center of gravity separate from its center of mass. The moon's weight is distributed in such a way that it's heavier side faces earth.
The moon does indeed rotate. However, it rotates slowly, about once every 28 days. This rotational rate matches the rate at which the moon revolves around the earth.
Its revolution period around the earth is the same length and direction as its rotation period, which results in the moon always keeping one side turned toward the earth and the other side turned away from the earth. This type of motion is called synchronous rotation. The side turned away from the earth is called the moon’s dark side, even though it is lit half of the time. The moon’s sidereal period of revolution is about 27.32 days long. This means that a line drawn through the center of the earth and the moon would point to the same star every 27.32 days. Due to slight variations in the orbital velocity of the moon, over a 30 year period, 59% of the moon’s surface is made visible. This is known as libration.
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