Thread: Is the Moon Supposed to "Cartwheel"?
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Old December 29th 20, 06:48 AM posted to alt.astronomy
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Default Is the Moon Supposed to "Cartwheel"?
On Monday, December 28, 2020 at 10:25:02 PM UTC-8, Daniel65 wrote:

The Half that you see above the Eastern Horizon
at "Moonrise" isn't the same half you see above the Western Horizon at
"Moonset".

What? Of course it is the same half! It is just apparently rotated somewhat... with emphasis on the "apparently".

Not counting librations, the moon only presents one face to the Earth.