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title: "Why is the Moon’s same side always facing Earth?"  
description: "Why is the Moon’s same side always facing Earth?"  
author: "Aidar Khabibullin"  
published: 2026-11-05  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/119747/why-is-the-moon-s-same-side-always-facing-earth  
category: "science"  
tags: ["Moon same side", "tidal locking", "far side of the Moon"]  

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# Why is the Moon’s same side always facing Earth?




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Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/119747/why-is-the-moon-s-same-side-always-facing-earth

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