Tidal Locking | Why Do We Only See One Side of the Moon?

In 1959, the Soviet spaceship Luna 3 beamed back images of something Earthlings had never seen before: the far side of the moon. SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: - Become our patron: - Our merch: - Our book: - Share this video with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* Emily Elert | Script Writer Henry Reich | Narrator and Director Ever Salazar | Illustration, Video Editing and Animation Nathaniel Schroeder | Music MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC OUR STAFF ************ Emily Elert • Alex Reich • Henry Reich Peter Reich • Ever Salazar • Kate Yoshida OTHER CREDITS ***************** Thanks to our Patreon patrons: - @AntoineCoeur - salar tel - @TodayIFoundOut1 - @82abhilash - Emil Kampp and our Subbable supporter: - @Green_Minute OUR LINKS ************ Youtube | TikTok | @minuteearth Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Apple Podcasts| REFERENCES ************** Jack Wisdom, Professor of Planetary Sciences, MIT (personal communication) Tidal Locking, Wikipedia. Matija Cuk and Sarah T. Stewart. 2012. Making the Moon from a Fast-Spinning Earth: A Giant Impact Followed by Resonant Despinning. Science 338, 1047. ~cuk/papers/