does the moon have a crack in its dark side?
456744
possibly to the entrance of the hidden hollow world inside the moon where aliens have monitored us throughout history.
473429
Because the moon reflects light from the sun.
887810
yes moon is not made up of cheese.\ndon't mind it\nbut it is true.\nmoon !you should visit it.\nmoon is made up of sand,stones etc.\nit has sand like surface with huge hole in it.\nmoon has not its own light\nwhen moon and earth in the process of revolution come between sun then light of sun puts on the moon and moon looks shining and and the light of sun then reflect to earth in such a way that it looks that it is moon light.\nmoon has spots on its face.in our country any person who has freckles or pimples on his face is known as moon.\nthere are many fairy tales stories of moon that an old woman lives on moon and is spinning the thread.\nbut unfortunately it is a fairy tales story and has charm in this story.
629822
Some people incorrectly call the far side of the Moon the dark side of the Moon. The far side is never visible from Earth and the near side is always visible from Earth. But the far side not always dark, just like the near side is not always light.
534145
Probably.  Meteorites hit the moon every hour of every day.  Will an astroid large enough to be detected hit the moon and cause turmoil on Earth?  No.
782867
no.  it affects the tides in a big way though, which can lead to weather.  But the moon doesn't affect our weather directly
168808
The moon is not white. It is light grey and reflects alot less light than earth. I merely looks white because of the tremendous amount of sunlight that falls upon it. If the moon had the same albedo as earth it would be 5 times as bright!\n\nAbout 17% of the moons surface (the Mare) is basalt, that is solidified lava. It is similar in composition as volcanic rocks from Hawaii and Iceland. The lunar highlands (the lighter parts that make up 83% of the surface) are made out of a light colored rock called anorthosite. The Adirondacks in the eastern US are made up of the same stuff.\n\nThe mare basalts has alot of iron, manganes and titanium in it. The anorthosite has a lot of calcium and aluminium. The anorthosite is therefore not only lighter in color but also in weight.
231237
The asymmetric nature of this gravitational interaction is also responsible for the fact that the Moon rotates synchronously, i.e. it is locked in phase with its orbit so that the same side is always facing toward the Earth. Just as the Earth's rotation is now being slowed by the Moon's influence so in the distant past the Moon's rotation was slowed by the action of the Earth, but in that case the effect was much stronger. When the Moon's rotation rate was slowed to match its orbital period (such that the bulge always faced toward the Earth) there was no longer an off-center torque on the Moon and a stable situation was achieved. The same thing has happened to most of the other satellites in the solar system. Eventually, the Earth's rotation will be slowed to match the Moon's period, too, as is the case with Pluto and Charon. \n\n Actually, the Moon appears to wobble a bit (due to its slightly non-circular orbit) so that a few degrees of the far side can be seen from time to time, but the majority of the far side (left) was completely unknown until the Soviet spacecraft Luna 3 photographed it in 1959. (Note: there is no "dark side" of the Moon; all parts of the Moon get sunlight half the time (except for a few deep craters near the poles). Some uses of the term "dark side" in the past may have referred to the far side as "dark" in the sense of "unknown" (eg "darkest Africa") but even that meaning is no longer valid today!)
1029928
Several people have written books trying to disprove our landing on the moon.  I have not actually researched this, but for one thing, supposedly there is no dust on the moon like the ton of dust our astraunats walked through that day.  The photos have been disputed as made up and I believe our corupt government is capable of pulling this off.....)(
264918
You see the reflected sunlight- Each planet has a different reflectivity index, termed the albido.  Venus, for example, is covered in light-colored clouds, so it has a high albedo, and reflects a lot of light, making it a very bright planet.  Just for interst, the moon has an extremely low albedo, around the same as black powder- If the moon had an albedo as high as venus, or even better where covered in white powder like snow, moonlight would be bright enough read fine print by and we wouldnt need streetlights on clear nights with a full moon.
514886
the moon won't blow up.  it is geologically inactive.  that means that its just a dead rock up there orbiting the earth.
273995
thats a deep question today.\n\nTicker tape to the moon is a clue ;) to a  wide part of it
202680
Right now, the moon is not visible from Ireland. It set in the West shortly after sunset. It would be a thin crescent if we were able to see it.\n\nIn addition it's pretty cloudy here in Ireland tonight, so it's a double strikeout I'm afraid!
192480
Does Darkness really exist?
448631
The Moon does not produce any heat on its own.  The temperature on the surface is dependent upon the amount of sunlight it is receiving at that time.  There is no known water on the Moon so it is very much affected by hydrostatic electricty; much as we are on a day with very low humidity.  Hence the surface particles tend to stand apart creating microfissures which absorb sunlight resulting in a rather low reflectivity even tho the Moon appears bright.  Under other conditions it could be even brighter.
409783
Because of the way the moon rotates around the Earth we only get to see one side of it. The dark side of the moon is the side that faces away from us ALL THE TIME. You can only get to see it by going out in a spaceship or by looking at photos from NASA.
505665
No, the moon's plane is on a 5-degree tilt from the earth-sun plane, which means the moon is slightly above or below the earth most of the time.  We only experience eclipses when the moon just happens to be passing through (on its way from below or from above the earth) to the other extreme, and the sun happens to be in line.  Eclipses are fairly rare.\n\n\n***BTW, Melindora is wrong... total solar and total lunar eclipses happen on the earth about once every 12-18 months.  They are not always easy to get to, as the eclipse path might be in Antarctica or somewhere.  Partial eclipses happen even more often.