The Moon is nearly tidally locked to the Earth, which means the Moon's rotation period is almost the same as its orbital period. If you were camped at the equator of the Moon, you would experience (approximately)
A) (14 × 24) hours of darkness followed by (14 × 24) hours of sunshine.
B) sunshine (day) all the time.
C) sunshine all the time, except when the Earth blocks the Sun.
D) 14 hours of darkness followed by 14 hours of sunshine.
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