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We have what is called a synchronous orbit with the moon, meaning we are tidally locked with it. It takes the moon the same amount of time to revolve once on it's axis as it does for it to orbit the Earth, which is 27 days 7 hours and 43 minutes. Therefore we can only ever see just one side of it from the Earth.
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That side of the moon is just slightly heavier than the other, so Earth's gravity pulls that side to face us.
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