The moon doesnt stay still it moves it takes <span>approximately 27 days for the </span>moon<span> to </span>rotate<span>once on its axis. As a result, the </span>moon does<span> not seem to be spinning but appears to observers from Earth to be keeping almost perfectly still. Scientists call this sychronous </span>rotation<span>. The side of the </span>moon<span> that perpetually faces Earth is known as the near side</span>
