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The Moon always shows the same face to Earth because its rotation period equals its orbital period.
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Is it true that the Moon always shows the same face to Earth because its rotation period equals its orbital period?
Yes. A Wikipedia article states that the Moon is tidally locked in a 1:1 spin-orbit resonance, so its orbital period equals its rotation period, which keeps nearly the same face toward Earth. Other sources describe the Moon's synchronous rotation and same-face presentation, and one defines synchronous rotation as rotation period equaling orbital period for exoplanets.
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Earth’s Moon. (2013). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139020961.006
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Is the Moon's rotation affected by Earth's?. (2019). physics.stackexchange.com. https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/503471/is-the-moons-rotation-affected-by-earths
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Williams, J. G. & Efroimsky, M. (2012). Bodily tides near the 1:1 spin-orbit resonance. Correction to Goldreich's dynamical model. arxiv.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-012-9446-7
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Moon - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon
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IS THERE WATER ON THE MOON. (Daily Telegraph, 06 September 1882). (1882). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18820906.2.21
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ARC-1979-AC79-7002. (1979). images.nasa.gov. https://images.nasa.gov/details/ARC-1979-AC79-7002
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J, L. (2018). Continuous reorientation of synchronous terrestrial planets due to mantle convection.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0071-2
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