How can the same side of the moon always face earth? Does it not rotate?

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The fact that China just retrieved rocks from the dark side of the moon confuses me. Does the moon rotate in the same manner as Earth does so we never see the “dark” side of the moon?

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Because its orbiting around us it HAS to rotate for it to always have the same side facing us. Its known as being tidally locked, which means it rotates at the exact speed it orbits.

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