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Explain why we see different portions of the moon illuminated in it's cycle, from our vantage point on Earth. Please help!! :)

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During night time, what we see is just the half side of the moon. This might look full, but it is just the front part.

Moon revolves the earth, but it does not rotate in its axis because it’s none. And because it revolves around the earth, there are part that cannot be illuminated by the sun, giving the moon its different phase that we can see on Earth

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