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		SilverElfin 14 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lunar Flyby Yes and its rotation is synchronized to earth. See the animation at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking

nirav72 14 days ago [–]

thanks, that's probably the best animation I've seen explaining a tidal locked moon.

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