2007-08-22 03:40:37 · 6 answers · asked by happy c 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes. The moon rotates on its own axis in the same time frame as it rotates around the earth.
That's why you only ever see one side of the moon - because it's rotating just slowly enough that that one side is always facing you.
EDIT: Dennis, all you did is cut-and-paste my answer. Why did you do that?
2007-08-22 03:44:20 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
It turns all the way around, once every month.
That just happens to be the exact amount of
time that it takes for the Moon to make one
complete revolution all the way around the Earth.
So...The same side of the Moon always faces
the Earth and it is locked in this kind of synchronized movement by the pull of the Earth's Gravity.
2007-08-22 03:54:49 · answer #2 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does, but it's rotation is exactly equal to it's orbital period aound the Earth - 28 days. That's why we only see on side of the moon.
2007-08-22 04:00:37 · answer #3 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the moon rotates. About 13.7 mph at its equator.
2007-08-22 03:46:47 · answer #4 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The moon rotates on its own axis in the same time frame as it rotates around the earth.
That's why you only ever see one side of the moon - because it's rotating just slowly enough that that one side is always facing you....haha
2007-08-22 03:44:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
yes
2007-08-25 20:12:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋