What if the moon rotate on it own axle would that affect any change on earth.?

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Bill-M · Accepted Answer

The Moon DOES Rotate on it's own AXIS.  It is just that it also orbits around the Earth at a rate the the Rotation keeps the same face towards Earth.

jeffdanielk · Answer

The moon does rotate on its axis. It rotates once for each orbit around the earth. This is called tidal lock. This is why we see only one side of the moon. If the moon rotated faster or slower, it would not have any effect on the earth.

nineteenthly · Answer

It does.  It's just locked with respect to this planet.

Adullah M · Answer

The moon revolve on its own axis in anti clockwise direction, with 27.5 days per round .

Anonymous · Answer

The moon does rotate on its own axis.

What if the moon rotate on it own axle would that affect any change on earth.?

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