;♥The moon rotates very slowly on its axis. Predict how this affects the lunar surface temperature?
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The moon rotates once on its axis in the same time it takes to make one orbit of the earth.
That time is about 28.5 earth days.
Any given place will therefore experience 14.25 earth days of sunlight followed by 14.25 of darkness.
This means high temperatures during the day time followed by freezing cold in the darkness.
That time is about 28.5 earth days.
Any given place will therefore experience 14.25 earth days of sunlight followed by 14.25 of darkness.
This means high temperatures during the day time followed by freezing cold in the darkness.