It is impossible for moon to rotate around it's own axis but still hide it's one face from us always. If we can see only one face always, then automatically it implies Moon doesn't rotate around it's vertical axis. It may rotate around it's horizontal axis and still show only one face but not around vertical axis.
Irrespective of how fast it rotates, irrespective of how much time it takes if it is truly rotating around it's vertical axis then it has to has to has to show it's other face.
i agree the same area of earth may always see the same face of earth but we are talking of whole earth; if whole earth cannot see other face of moon then it is not rotating around it's vertical axis.
Now think of 2 people standing in front of each other face to face. Let us assume both rotate around their vertical axis. Let us also assume person B rotates around person A. If person B really rotates around his own axis now tell me how is it possible that A never sees the back of B??? irrespective of the speed with which B rotates, irrespective of the time he takes to finish 1 rotation around A at some point the has to show his back to A.
it is impossible for moon to rotate around it's own vertical axis and still hide it's other face from earth irrespective of how it rotates as long as it is around it’s vertical axis.
it is impossible. I know people will come out with some explanations like ' moon's rotation is locked with …etc etc ' ‘ it takes same time for rotating around it's own axis as well as 1 rotation around earth bla bla’ but in my opinion;
In my opinion moon actually doesn’t rotate around it’s own vertical axis ( also around any axis ); perhaps the gravity of Earth has completely prevented Moon from ever rotating around it’s axis.
It also raises the interest possibility that not all planets or moons or celestial bodies in the universe do have to rotate around their own axis. If there are 2 movements; 1) moving around another celestial body 2) moving around it’s own axis; I feel the first type of movement is mandatory ( moving around another, mostly bigger celestial body like earth moving around Sun, moon moving around Earth etc ) and the second type movement ( moving around it’s own axis ) is not mandatory. Obviously I don’t think there could be an object in the universe which could just float in the sky possibly moving around it’s own axis but without moving around something else.
This is my opinion, I appreciate a feedback in this regard. In other words the above discussion is actually a question although it looks like a reply or response.
Thanks.
2007-01-12
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