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Doesn’t the moon rotate
by martinky24 2y ago
Doesn’t the moon rotate
- ooterness 2y agoNo. The moon is tidally locked to the Earth, so its rotation exactly matches its orbital period. If you put a telescope on the far side, it'll always be pointing away from Earth.
- joshuakogut 2y agoThis is the principle behind the lagrange point chosen for the James Webb Space Telescope. It's occluded from the brightness of the sun by the earth.