KOMPAS.com – The moon is the only satellite of the earth. The earth rotates around itself and also the sun. So, does the moon rotate? The answer is yes, the moon rotates. To find out, read the following explanation!
The moon revolves around itself
The moon revolves around itself or rotates. However, the moon’s rotation is slow, taking almost the same time as it takes to circle the earth.
This makes the surface of the moon visible from Earth almost always the same.
Also read: Rotation and Revolution of the Moon Regarding the Earth
It is estimated that the slow rotation of the moon is due to the Earth’s gravitational force on the moon. Earth’s gravitational force pulls on the moon like tides.
Reporting from Space, because the moon does not have oceans, the earth pulls on its crust, creating a tidal bulge in the line of the moon that points towards the earth.
So, the moon is actually slightly oval (not perfectly round).
This gravity creates tidal friction which slows down the moon’s rotation, so that the moon’s rotation and revolution periods are almost the same.
Also read: Tides: Effects of the Gravity of the Sun and Moon on the Earth
Reporting from Live Science, the moon rotates in about 27 days, almost the same as the time it takes for the moon to orbit the earth, namely 27.32 days.
The moon revolves around the earth
Apart from rotating about itself, the moon also rotates around the earth or evolves.
According to NASA Science, the earth takes 27.3 days to complete one revolution, but it takes 29.5 days to move to the new moon.
This is because sunlight reaches the moon at slightly different angles on day 0 and day 27.
Also read: How does a lunar eclipse occur?
Where the moonlight takes two days longer to reach the moon. So, it takes 29.5 days to move the moon.
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2024-02-27 11:00:00
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