Why do we always see the same side of the moon, no matter what?

Answer 1

We see the same side of the Moon because the time of revolution of the Moon on its axis and around the Earth is the same.

Answer 2

It takes something like 27 days for the moon to go around us and the moon revolves on its own axis at the same speed (1 revolution every 27 days). Therefore one side of the moon is always facing the earth.

Answer 3

The moon always presents the same face to us because its period of rotation is the same as its period of revolution around the earth.This means one side of the moon is always locked towards the earth.This phenomenon is called captured rotation.
However, we can actually examine more than half (about 57 percent) of the total surface.Because, the moon travels around the earth in an elliptical path.Due to this,the orbital velocity changes and moves fastest when the moon is closer to us while the rate of axial spin being constant.So, we can see a little round alternate edges(extra portions) of the moon.Thus we can see four-sevenths of the total surface in the course of a lunar month and the remaining three-sevenths is permanently hidden from our eyes.

Answer 4

Because the Earth and moon do not change the rotational direction, so we will always see the same side.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I don't know the answer, but have also wondered this.