2006-12-14 03:03:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Here is the only correct answer: The moon rotates only once on its axis for each revolution it makes around the earth. This is the reason the same side always presents itself to the earth. Mercury and Venus always present the same side towards the sun. This happens because tidal forces have slowed the rotation of these three celestial objects down to one turn around the axis for each orbit around the "parent" body.
2006-12-14 07:57:24 · answer #1 · answered by Flyboy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon rotates on it's side. That's why we can only see the side that looks at us.
2006-12-14 11:14:44 · answer #2 · answered by Andrea luvs u...maybe...lol 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my guess would be because some weird gravity thing going on or that its spin is in a relation to ours where we only see one side at all times
2006-12-14 11:10:02 · answer #3 · answered by gohanss464601 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The following site answers your question exactly.
http://starryskies.com/The_sky/events/lunar-2003/eclipse9.html
2006-12-14 11:41:15 · answer #4 · answered by saudipta c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a ball, spin it in any direction you want, you'll always see one side only.
2006-12-14 11:54:00 · answer #5 · answered by Halo 07 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can only see one side of any three demensional object any any given time.
2006-12-14 11:11:55 · answer #6 · answered by Icon 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because neither the earth nor the moon is stationary. both rotate.
2006-12-14 13:13:24 · answer #7 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's in a stationary orbit relative to earth, earth's gravitational pull keeps it there.
2006-12-14 11:11:24 · answer #8 · answered by alphawhiskey43 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_side_%28Moon%29
try this
2006-12-14 11:09:15 · answer #9 · answered by James Chan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋