• Question: is there a darkside on the moon

    Asked by liverpoolrules to Cathal, Daphne, Darren, Jon, Katherine on 15 Mar 2012.
    • Photo: Darren Logan

      Darren Logan answered on 15 Mar 2012:


      Yes – just as there is a dark side of the earth when it faces away from the sun (i.e. night time), there is a dark side of the moon. The dark side moves as the moon rotates around the sun – this is why the moon looks different shapes to us.

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