2006-11-12 08:19:10 · 8 answers · asked by Bite Me 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The moon does not rotate. If it did you would see ocean tides that would destroy everything on the coasts of all the nations on earth that exist next to the oceans. Imagine waves coming fast and furious that are over a mile high every time they hit the beach. And because of the disruptive nature of the moons pull on the oceans, no one would be traveling to other countries by ship, because the tides would sink a ship before it got out of sight.
2006-11-12 08:28:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the rotation of the moon on its axis exactly matches its motion around the Earth, so it always faces the same face to us.
The reason for this is tidal drag, which over time has caused the synchronous motion.
The dark side of the moon is nothing of the kind - it is lit other than when we have a full moon but we do not see it.
2006-11-12 16:30:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because only one side of the moon is lit up by the sun. The moon has day and night just like the earth.
2006-11-12 16:21:54 · answer #3 · answered by Phantom 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Only one side faces toward the Earth.
2006-11-12 16:21:47 · answer #4 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only one side of it faces us.
2006-11-12 16:51:58 · answer #5 · answered by futureastronaut1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you walk around it you could see the other side.
2006-11-12 16:23:35 · answer #6 · answered by Brian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why can you only see one side of a tree, or a house?
2006-11-12 16:28:22 · answer #7 · answered by lynn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the moon does not rotate like the earth.
2006-11-12 16:26:04 · answer #8 · answered by mommy2yeayea2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋