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What is unique about the moon's formation that it does not spin on it's own axis while revolving around the earth? The matter that formed the earth continued to spin on an axis as the earth revolves around the sun, but the moon shows only one face to us. Does this give any clues to where the matter composing the moon comes from (proto-earth vs. asteroid strike) and when it was created?

What is unique about the moon's formation that it does not spin on it's own axis while revolving around the earth? The matter that formed the earth continued to spin as the earth revolves around the sun, but the moon shows only one face to us. And does this suggest anything about how (e.g. asteroid strike vs. proto-earth material) and when the moon was formed?

Why is the moon in a synchronous orbit with the earth? The concept of tidal locking (read per Wikipedia) having slowed it's rotation makes no sense, as the surface of the moon is uniform?