• Question: Why do we always see the same side of the moon

    Asked by samuel powell to Elie, Floris, Jenn on 18 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Elie Allouis

      Elie Allouis answered on 18 Mar 2016:


      Hi Samuel,
      The moon is actually rotating, but at the same speed as the Earth, so the same face is always pointed to us …quite a coincidence isn’t it?

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