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We always see the same lunar hemisphere. (True/False)

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The given statement is True. It's just that the amount of time it takes the moon to complete a rotation about its axis is the same it takes to revolve around our planet — about 27 days. As a result, the same lunar hemisphere always faces the Earth.

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