Every part of the moon is illuminated at sometime by the sun. This misconception has come about because there is a side of the moon which is never visible from Earth. This is due to tidal locking; this is due to the fact that Earth’s gravitational pull on the moon is so immense that it can only show one face to us.
FICTION!
Every part of the moon is illuminated at sometime by the sun. This misconception has come about because there is a side of the moon which is never visible from Earth. This is due to tidal locking; this is due to the fact that Earth’s gravitational pull on the moon is so immense that it can only show one face to us.