Due to synchronous rotation of their moon, the inhabitants of the central body will never be able to see its green side.

In astronomy, synchronous rotation is a planetological term describing a body orbiting another, where the orbiting body takes as long to rotate on its axis as it does to make one orbit; and therefore always keeps the same hemisphere pointed at the body it is orbiting. Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study Planetary science, also known as planetology and closely related to planetary astronomy, is the Science of Planets or Planetary systems In Physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body for example the gravitational orbit of a planet around a star A rotation is a movement of an object in a circular motion A two- Dimensional object rotates around a center (or point) of rotation

The Moon is in synchronous rotation about the Earth. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 In fact, most major moons in the solar system have synchronous rotation due to tidal locking. A natural satellite or moon is a Celestial body that Orbits a Planet or smaller body which is called the primary. The Solar System consists of the Sun and those celestial objects bound to it by Gravity. A separate article treats the phenomenon of Tidal resonance in Oceanography.

See also

• Tidal locking
• Tidal acceleration
• Rotation
• Synchronous orbit

External links

• Diagram illustrating the Moon's synchronous rotation