Current topic at dinner table: we never see the other side of the moon, the dark side of the moon! 🤯 Space.com says because we are in synchronous orbits. 🤪 I think I've had a wee bit much to drink...
We turned aside to try to figure out why the moon was rising so far to the north versus earlier in the month. Then we were trying to figure out if the moon spun on its axis...blah blah... #RabbitHole
@SandHillThicket It's tidally locked. It spins synchronously with it's orbit so the same face is always pointed at work.
@sfleetucker This is fascinating...tidal locking.