Tidal Locking(Synchronous Rotation) of the MOON🌑

The Moon is in orbit around the Earth and at the same time rotates on its own axis. The reason why the Moon always shows the same side to us is that the time taken to complete a rotation around its axis is the same as the time needed to complete an orbit around the Earth. If the Moon did not rotate on itself or did so at a different rate, it would gradually show its entire surface: the visible side and the hidden side. The coincidence between both periods (the rotation and orbital periods) is known as synchronous rotation and is not a coincidence: it is due to the action of gravity.

We all know that the Moon’s gravitational pull on Earth is the main cause of the tides we observe in our oceans. When the Moon was formed, it rotated around its axis faster than it does now (it was also much closer). The Earth came out and set on the lunar horizon and the Moon experienced the tidal forces induced by Earth’s gravity. The lunar cortex rose and fell as the tide was high or low, generating a friction that gradually slowed the speed of rotation of the Moon until its period of rotation coincided with its orbital period. This process is known as tidal coupling. Today, our planet’s position is fixed from the closest side of the Moon.

We will not ever be able to see the far side of the Moon from Earth. Earth and Moon have been synchronized for millions of years causing the Moon to continuously show us the same side of the Moon.

Scientists are trying to continue to study the far side of the Moon to learn more about its geology. Many notable missions have occurred to find out more about the side we just can’t see. We have learned that there are many similarities between the sides but several differences.

NASA, Space X, and other private institutions around the world are creating space programs and missions to learn more about the Moon. NASA is even planning an initiative where they send astronauts up to the Moon for months at a time to study the Moon further.

We all know about the moon that it revolves around our earth, but my question to you is that if this is true then why do we always see the same face of the moon? Friends, this happens only because the moon remains tidally locked with the earth, it means that within the time when the moon revolves around the earth, within the same time the moon completes one rotation on its axis. This particular case of tidal locking is called synchronous rotation. And this is the reason why we can always see the same side of the moon.
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[Grumpy]

The moon does not rotate around its own axis, it is a misconception. For example: if you tie a ball with a string and spin around, does the ball rotate around its axis? Of course not. The ball will be blocked with the side where you tied it facing you.