moon and earth up or down?

Question

When standing on earth we look up to see the moon, so do you look down, to see earth when on the moon.

Answer 1

up is away from gravity i guess so when you are on the moon you would still be looking up to look away from it....

Answer 2

In space, there is no "up" nor is there a "down"; the Moon Orbits Earth and the Earth tilts on a 23 degree axial-"wobble"; that's why we have 4 seasons ect...

The moon will appear to be "high" above when it rises based on your perception of "up" as "up" to you is skyward looking outwards towards the moon and stars.

On the moon you would still "look up" to see Earth , there would be no 'EARTH RISE" as the moon does not rotate as earth does and always has one side facing earth; we only always see one side of the moon; thus; "the dark side of the moon" ect is always hidden.

Anyway, find a webpage on it by typing in "solar system mechanics"; this should bring up something that will show you how it all works. There are websites that show comets as well and their relations to our solar system.

Answer 3

Since both are nearly spheres, it is completely dependent upon where you are on that sphere as to which direction, as reckoned from a perpendicular to the surface where you stand, as to which direction the other object will appear. Keep in mind that you can see the moon at horizontal at moonrise and moonset, and straight overhead sometime in between, The same is true of earth from the moon. Looking "down" when standing *on* the planet, means looking at the ground, by definition, whether on earth, moon, or other celestial body.

Answer 4

When you are on the surface of the Moon, the Moon's gravitational attraction pull you to the centre of the Moon more strongly than the Earth's gravitational force pulls you towards the centre of the earth. So your "down" is towards the centre of the Moon. If you want to see the Earth, you still have to look "up" into the sky.

Answer 5

you look to the horizon and "above" when on the moon and looking at Earth, of course if you were tall enough or the Moon small enough you could look down at, and beyond the moon and see the Earth, the physics of that are nigh impossible though

Answer 6

No.. When you're on the moon, you'll look up to see the earth.

It's a matter point of view. Only when someone else is on the moon will they be looking down on you here on earth.

Answer 7

if you look down on the moon you will see your stinky feet

Answer 8

There is no true up or down in space, so you can only look across.

Answer 9

I suppose so..