The long nights and days on the moon result from the fact that, as the moon travels around the sun, it turns very slowly on its axis. Thus, one side of it is exposed to the rays of the sun for a great length of time.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19371, 8 July 1937, Page 9
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