Why are we not able to see the other side of the Moon?

First, the dark side isn’t really any darker than the near side. Like Earth, it gets plenty of sunlight. We don’t see the far side because “the moon is tidally locked to the Earth,” said John Keller, deputy project scientist for NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter project.

Why do you only see one side of the Moon?

Only one side of the Moon is visible from Earth because the Moon rotates on its axis at the same rate that the Moon orbits the Earth—a situation known as synchronous rotation, or tidal locking. The Moon is directly illuminated by the Sun, and the cyclically varying viewing conditions cause the lunar phases.

What do we call the side of the Moon we Cannot see?

There is a ‘dark side’ of the moon, but you are probably using the term incorrectly all of the time. People often say “dark side” of the moon when referring to the lunar face we can’t see from Earth. This common use of the phrase is wrong — the term scientists use is the “far side.”

How can we see the other side of the Moon?

The reason we only see the one face is because of a phenomenon known as “tidal locking.” The moon rotates on its axis roughly once every 27 days, which is the same amount of time it takes to orbit the Earth.

Why is it dark on the Moon?

The moon doesn’t have an atmosphere, so there are no twilight colors. From the moon, the sky always looks black, even during the lunar day when the sun is shining in the moon’s sky. Here on Earth, our planet’s spin on its axis carries us from daylight to darkness and back again every 24 hours.

Is there really a dark side of the moon?

It has one of the largest craters in the Solar System, the South Pole–Aitken basin. The hemisphere is sometimes called the “dark side of the Moon”, where “dark” means “unknown” instead of “lacking sunlight” – both sides of the Moon experience two weeks of sunlight while the opposite side experiences two weeks of night.

How cold is it on the dark side of the moon?

On the dark side of the moon with no sun, temperatures can be as low as -232 degrees Celsius, or -387 degrees Fahrenheit! It can get even lower than that is certain areas. The moon has a relatively minimal tilt.

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