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Why Do We See Only One Side Of The Moon? | BYJU'S Fun Facts
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Why Do We See Only One Side Of The Moon? | BYJU'S Fun Facts

The Moon's Dance

This video explains how the moon moves around the earth and why we can only see one side of it.

The Dark Side of the Moon

  • The dark side of the moon is always hidden from Earth.
  • If the moon were only revolving around the earth and not rotating on its own axis, all of its sides would still be visible from Earth.

How the Moon Moves

  • The moon rotates on its own axis and also moves around the earth in a movement called revolution.
  • The moon rotates exactly one time while tracing one circle around the earth.
  • This way, one of its sides is always facing Earth while the other one is always hidden.

Why We Can Only See One Side

  • Earth's gravity pulls the moon towards itself in such a way that this one side cannot move away from Earth.
  • Over time, Earth's attraction has caused the moon to become oblong in shape, making it easier for Earth to pull it back whenever it tries to face away.
  • It's not really that the moon is hiding its dark side from Earth; it's that Earth is not letting the nearer side move away.

Conclusion

  • The moon attracts Earth as well.
Video description

Have you ever wondered why we always see the same side of the moon? No matter what time of the year it is, or which part of the earth we are on, the dark side of the moon is always hidden! So, why do we see only one side of the moon? We know that apart from the motion of the moon around earth, the moon also rotates on its axis. The secret to its dark side lies in its synchronous rotation. Watch the video where we explore this mysterious relation between the moon’s rotation and revolution. 🚀 Win a NASA trip 🎓 Up to 100% Scholarship 💸 Cash Rewards 🏆 Be an All-India Rank Link: https://byjus.com/aakash-byjus-anthe22/?utm_source=BY_youtube_organic_NWK&utm_content=ogC3XUEjudM&utm_campaign=BY_NWK_Description For more such Interesting Fun Facts, Like, Share and Subscribe to BYJU'S. 👉 Subscribe to BYJU'S - http://bit.ly/2IYECcw 👉 Install the BYJU'S App - http://bit.ly/Playstore-Appstore 👉 For more interesting content - https://blog.byjus.com/the-learning-tree/ Video Chapters 0:00 - 0:38 Introduction 0:39 - 5:01 How does the Moon hide its dark side from the Earth 5:02 - 6:43 Is our moon perfectly spherical #SynchronousRotation #mooncalendar #mooncycle #moon #moonrotation #darksideofmoon #moonphases #moondarkside #BYJUSFunFacts #KeepLearning