Kewl. I'd heard that the Moon had a rocking motion, but I didn't realize how much until now. You can see a bit over half of the Moon's surface because of that. I heard that it might have started because of an asteroid hit a few millenia ago.
Kewl. I'd heard that the Moon had a rocking motion, but I didn't realize how much until now. You can see a bit over half of the Moon's surface because of that. I heard that it might have started because of an asteroid hit a few millenia ago.
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words."
--Philip K. Dick
So it might be. It is also perfect that the moon rotates once a month so the same side always faces us and that the moon is at the right orbit to look as if it is the same size as the sun. If it were even slightly further away, total eclipses would not happen, they'd all be annular.
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words."
--Philip K. Dick