Always found it weird how the moon is the only celestial body in our known universe that does not spin on its axis. It just sits there still. Like a radar or satellite. What is the moon?
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It does spin.
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Yes. You can expect that to happen when an object’s revolution takes the same time as an orbit around its gravity partner. It’s tidally locked.
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Many satellites (moons and asteroids) in the solar system are tidally locked to their gravity well I believe mercury is even tidally locked to the sun. Sounds hot hot hot haha
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