Dec 11, 2021
Earth and Moon
This beautiful video gives the view of the Earth (from the Moon) and the Moon (from the Earth) over the course of a month.
The Moon may appear to not turn from the Earth, but it actually turns once in exactly one month, otherwise known as tidal locking, only one side faces toward Earth at any moment.
The animation to the left is a tidally locked moon, rotating exactly once per orbit, while the animation to the right is a non-rotating moon, which would then show each face as it orbited.
The moon also looks different depending upon if you're in the Northern or Southern hemispheres.
And of course, if you're on the equator, you get to see the moon on both sides as it rises and sets.
