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We always see the same side of the Moon because our satellite takes exactly the same amount of time to rotate on its axis as it does to revolve around the Earth: 27 days and 8 hours. This is why one side can never be seen from Earth.

We always see the same side of the Moon because our satellite takes exactly the same amount of time to rotate on its axis as it does to revolve around the Earth: 27 days and 8 hours. This is why one side can never be seen from Earth.
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We always see the same side of the Moon because our satellite takes exactly the same amount of time to rotate on its axis as it does to revolve around the Earth: 27 days and 8 hours. This is why one side can never be seen from Earth.
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