The Dark Side of the Moon

We all know there’s a side of the moon that we never see from Earth. That’s because the Moon and the Earth have the same rate of rotation around each ones’ axis. It’s called synchronous rotation or tidal locking.
We all know there’s a side of the moon that we never see from Earth. That’s because the Moon and the Earth have the same rate of rotation around each ones’ axis. It’s called synchronous rotation or tidal locking.