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Why Are There Craters on the Side of the Moon Which Faces Earth?

The fact that we see the same side of the Moon all of the time does not mean that…

You are correct in that the average motion of the Moon in the sky is 13.2 degrees per day. …

I believe that this question has been answered before in our answer to “The Earth-Moon Spin-Orbit Resonance” question. The…

The reason that the Moon is slowly moving away from the Earth is due to the interaction of the…

I believe that there is only one known artificial satellite orbiting the Moon at the moment, that being the…

You probably found the very thorough summary of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments (ALSEP) packages deployed on the surface…

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