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2024-12-11 11:38:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F84B5E5D0B7798289B94CA9CE15B3B14A3129667747AB67045244AE2724C9F64
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The Moon does not make its own light, ”moonlight” is actually reflected sunlight. The sun only lights up half of the moon because the moon is a sphere, and just like Earth, only the side facing the sun is illuminated, while the other side is in shadow. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Half-of-the-Moon-is-always-lit-by-the-Sun-As-the-Moon-orbits-the-Earth-we-see-the_fig3_281146827 https://science.nasa.gov/moon/moonlight/
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