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To: Deaf Smith

Luna is tidally locked to Earth. We always see (mostly) the same side of it. The far side of the Moon isn’t always dark, any more than the near side is.


14 posted on 01/14/2019 1:24:37 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: NorthMountain
Thanks.

For what ever reason, I thought the Moon rotated once on it's axis every 27 days so that one side was always facing the Sun.

Corrected.

29 posted on 01/14/2019 5:42:46 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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