Why does the moon always show us the same face?
Man, some of these answers really make me want to tear some heads off. Everybody is saying we can’t see the far side of the moon because it’s rotational speed is equal to it’s revolutional speed. I know what you’re asking though, and you’re wondering why those two speeds are equal. One of the “leading” theories is that tidal locking has caused it. The same gravitational forces that cause the tides slowed the moons rotation down until the heavier side of the moon was always facing us. I put “leading” in quotes because most “leading” theories these days are stupid, including this one. If gravitational forces caused this locking, then why does Venus always show the same side towards us when we pass close to it? The real reason why we are locked with Venus and the moon is electromagnetics. The same currents that cause the solar “wind” (a misleading term since it acts more like an electric current than wind) have locked the moon down with Earth. In order to understand it, you first have to
