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Describe how lunar phases result from different portions of the moons a illuminated half being visible as the moon orbits earth
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Describe how lunar phases result from different portions of the moons a illuminated half being visible as the moon orbits earth

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Just like the Earth, half of the Moon is lit by the Sun while the other half is in darkness. The phases we see result from the angle the Moon makes with the Sun as viewed from Earth.


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