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Tidal locking

space Maturity 11-13

The Moon stays near us.

Tidal locking of the Moon with the Earth.gif
Tidal locking of the Moon with the Earth.gif
It turns as it moves. This keeps one side facing us. We always see the same part. It is like a slow dance. Do you like to look at the Moon?

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File:Tidal locking of the Moon with the Earth.gif
Tidal locking of the Moon with the Earth.gif
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Pluto-Charon_system-new.gif
File:Árapály forgatónyomaték.png
Árapály forgatónyomaték.png
File:tidal_acceleration_principle.svg
tidal_acceleration_principle.svg
File:MoonTorque.svg
MoonTorque.svg
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Synchronous rotation.svg
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Lunation animation April 2007.gif
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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 13.5 | Vital Level 4