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Old 09-15-2011, 08:40 PM   #1144
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Originally Posted by Ashartus View Post
No, both sides receive sunlight. The "dark side" of the moon is misnamed. When we have a new moon there is sunlight on the far side of the moon; when we have a full moon the sunlight is on the near side.
but wouldn't the "dark" side be blocked by the Earth preventing it from receiving sunlight?
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