Assertion: moon's side | /r/CapableOf | face earth
Facets:
value: always
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The Moon orbits Earth counterclockwise on an elliptical path, and the same side of the Moon always faces Earth.
text: At this point, the side of the Moon facing the Sun is fully illuminated, and the side facing the Earth is enshrouded in darkness.
text: During a new moon day, the side of the moon facing Earth is not illuminated by the sunlight due to the alignment between the sun and the moon.
text: When the Sun and Moon are aligned on the same side of the Earth, the Moon is "new", and the side of the Moon facing Earth is not illuminated by the Sun.
text: The side of the Moon that faces Earth is called the near side, and the opposite the far side.
text: New moons occur when the moon’s orbit takes it between Earth and the sun, leaving the lunar orb’s unilluminated side facing Earth.
text: This has already happened to the Moon—the same side always faces Earth—and is also slowly happening to the Earth.
text: With one side facing the Earth and the other side facing out, what constitutes a single day on the lunar surface?