Get Moon Diagram Around Earth PNG. Earth's moon is the only place beyond earth where humans have set foot, so far. Everyone knows the moon orbits the earth and that the earth orbits the sun.
Known as synchronous rotation, this celestial dance. They orbit around the earth. Earth's only natural satellite is simply called the moon because people the moon is rotating at the same rate that it revolves around earth (called synchronous rotation), so the same hemisphere faces earth all the time.
The phases of the moon are detailed along with the features visible in each phase.
Diagram of the moon's orbit with respect to the earth. You now have a model of the sun, the earth, and the moon. The phases of the moon are detailed along with the features visible in each phase. Diagram of the moon's orbit with respect to the earth.