Tidally Locked Perpetual Darkness

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Science, Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences

4.3 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2012

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Why do we never see the moon's backside? What would the Earth be like if one side always faced the sun? In this episode, Robert and Julie contemplate tidally locked planets and moons, where one side of the globe burns while the other freezes in darkness.

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