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As the moon revolves around the earth,it also rotated on its axis why is that the same side of the moon is always visible from earth?
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As the moon revolves around the earth,it also rotated on its axis why is that the same side of the moon is always visible from earth?

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Our lunar companion rotates while it orbits Earth. It's just that the amount of time it takes the moon to complete a revolution on its axis is the same it takes to circle our planet — about 27 days. As a result, the same lunar hemisphere always faces Earth.

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The answer is accually D. The speed of the Moon's rotation keeps the same side always facing Earth.

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