Ask HN: The moon is tidally locked. So isn't the Google animation incorrect?

Posted by meri_dian on Monday August 21, 2017 @11:41AM
from the ask-hn dept.

The animation in commemoration of the Eclipse today seems to show the moon rotating while the Earth remains stationary. Isn't this incorrect?

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Re:Ask HN: The moon is tidally locked. So isn't the Google a... by ghostbust555 on Monday August 21, 2017 @11:45AM (#15065379)

Yes, the animation of two aliens playing volleyball with the moon is scientifically inaccurate because the moon rotates out of sync with Earth.

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