Man in the Moon then cooled, becoming smooth, basalt rock. The near side of the Moon, containing these maria that make up the man, is always facing Earth. This is due to a tidal locking or synchronous orbit. Thought to have occurred because of the gravitational forces partially caused by the Moon's oblong shape, its rotation has slowed to the point where it rotates exactly once on each trip around the Earth. This causes the near side of the Moon to always turn its face toward Earth. Man in the Moon The Man in the Moon refers to any of several pareidolic images of
Earth, Sun, Moon a Day Gone By" released to promote the 1988 international reissue of "Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven" and featured as a B-side to the "Lazy" single can also be found as the audio track for the music video which is included on the band's compilation DVD "Sorted!". The other B-side from "Lazy", a devolved version of "Waiting For The Flood" called "The Purest Blue", appears on their 1989 self-titled album. All tracks written by Love and Rockets. "Mirror People (Slow Version)" is only available on the CD releases. Earth, Sun, Moon Earth, Sun, Moon is the third studio album by