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Ask HN: The moon is tidally locked. So isn't the Google animation incorrect?

2 points by meri_dian ↗ HN
The animation in commemoration of the Eclipse today seems to show the moon rotating while the Earth remains stationary. Isn't this incorrect?

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ghostbust555
Yes, the animation of two aliens playing volleyball with the moon is scientifically inaccurate because the moon rotates out of sync with Earth.