The earth spins on an axle as it goes around the sun, but does the moon spin as it goes around the sun?

Question: The earth spins on an axle as it goes around the sun, but does the moon spin as it goes around the sun?
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  moon,
  sun,
  universe
Asked by 09stockwelll to Alessandro, Claudia, Phil on 21 Mar 2013.
- Alessandro Guazzi answered on 21 Mar 2013:
  
  Yep! The moon does rotate, but the rotation takes as long as it takes for the moon to go around the earth, so it always shows us the same face!

Question: The earth spins on an axle as it goes around the sun, but does the moon spin as it goes around the sun?