"Ryan Evans" wrote in message
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Do we always see the same side of the moon, or does it slowly rotate
in relation to our view?

To me, it seems quite a cooincidence that the moon rotates perfectly
such that we see the same side constantly.

RE

No coincidence. In fact it's quite common.

It's called 1-to-1 spin-orbit resonance.


"Most of the moons in the solar system are similarly locked by the tidal
fields of their parent planets."
http://physics.fortlewis.edu/Astrono...ML/AT30803.HTM

"All the large moons in our Solar System are in 1:1 spin-orbit resonances:
Those moons always show the same side to the planet, just like our Moon does
relative to the Earth."
http://www.astro.uu.nl/~strous/AA/en...rtekracht.html


Question: What major solar system object is locked into a spin-orbit
resonance with its primary that is other than 1-to-1?