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Originally posted by Khaaaaaan!!
The moon...........
what would it take to make it spin? Why does it not rotate? Is the near side magnitized? and is that the reason it doesn't spin? It is not right, something fishy going on up there.
Oh but I'm sure someone will come along and explain how ignorant I am, and give me a perfectly good reason why our moon always keeps one side towards the earth.
Originally posted by zarp3333
I tried to imagine how incoming meteors could produce thousand kilometer long streaks along the surface of the moon as they impacted. It did not make sense.
Originally posted by Stewie
The orbit of the moon is unusual as well. We always see the same face, its rotation perfectly in sync with the earth. Coincidence?
Near perfect circular orbit, same side always facing earth.
Originally posted by Khaaaaaan!!
reply to post by spacekc929
...even the explanation seems just a little toooo perfect ......
Originally posted by Stewie
reply to post by spacekc929
I think we are hung up on the definition of "rotate".
Meaning,
is the moon spinning? In my kite analogy, the kite is not spinning.
If it is easier to imagine, think of a regular kite. You walk around the globe and you always see the bottom of the kite, right?
Now, the kite is not spinning, right? But, you say it is "rotating", right?
It is orbiting at a distance where it appears exactly the same size as the sun. Extraordinary. It can perfectly eclipse the sun. Extraordinary. It "rotates" at precisely the speed necessary to keep the same side facing the earth. Extraordinary. It has a near perfect circular orbit. Extraordinary.
That is all I am saying.