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Does the Moon rotate as it goes around the Earth? I thought it didn't because it always keeps one face toward Earth! ... Does the Moon rotate? Are there other moons that always keep one face toward their planet?
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The Moon, rotates--at the same speed as it orbits the Earth. So, in the 27.32 days traveling around Earth, the Moon also spins about its axis one time. LEARN *why* the Moon spins about its axis at the same rate it orbits. ... 8. Does the Moon rotate?
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www.wonderquest.com/MoonSpin.htm
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The moon does not rotate on its axis as we see it from Earth. It is locked by gravitational forces. We always see the same side with a few little side to side variations called librations. See this page http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libration...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_the_moon_rotates&src=rss...
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Be a little careful . . . the Moon does rotate. If you stood on the Moon, the stars would rise and set, just like they do on Earth, except that a lunar day is a month long, the same as the Moon's orbital period. The Moon rotates at just t...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080615110...
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earth itself...or does the moon simply rotate in o ... earth itself...or does the moon simply rotate in orbit w/o an axis rotation. I've read of "sychronous orbit" which means to me that the moon does not spin about its axis as the earth does. This is a debate that needs to be settled.
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In fact the Moon *does* rotate: It rotates exactly once for every orbit it makes about the Earth. The fact that the Moon is rotating may seem counterintuitive: If it's always facing towards us, how can it be rotating at all?
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www.faqs.org/faqs/astronomy/faq/part5/section-19.html
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An Explanation as to Why Doesn't the Moon Rotate? ... On Wed, 10 May 2000, Natzke, D. (David) wrote: I have just read the article titled "Why Doesn't the Moon Rotate?" and am trying to end a long-standing family discussion about the Moon and rotation. Having said that, and having read the article is this statement true?
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www.digipro.com/Trials/moon.html
www.digipro.com/Trials/moon.html
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Yes—surprise—the Moon rotates. It takes the same time for the Moon to rotate on its axis as it does to orbit Earth. That’s 27 days, seven hours, and 43 minutes. That rotation is the reason why we see only one side of the Moon.
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www.islandnet.com/~yesmag/Questions/moon_rotate.html
www.islandnet.com/~yesmag/Questions/moon_rotate.html
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SS>> name byron SS>> status other SS>> age 50s SS>> Question - 1)Does the moon rotate on its own axis, like the earth, or SS>> do we SS>>see the same surface all the time? The moon rotates on its own axis and revolves around the Earth.
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