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Since the Moon's rotation is tidally locked to the Earth, one side points constantly towards the Earth. Hence for observer's on our planet, it has a "nearside", which we can see, and a "farside", which we can't. Knowledge of features on the Moon's farside has increased gradually as spacecraft provide new glimpses of it.<br /> <br /> | Since the Moon's rotation is tidally locked to the Earth, one side points constantly towards the Earth. Hence for observer's on our planet, it has a "nearside", which we can see, and a "farside", which we can't. Knowledge of features on the Moon's farside has increased gradually as spacecraft provide new glimpses of it.<br /> <br /> | ||
==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
| − | * A 1953 [http://epizodsspace.no-ip.org/bibl/inostr-yazyki/wilkins_the_other_side_of_the_moon_jbis.pdf prediction] of the farside's appearance by [ | + | * A 1953 [http://epizodsspace.no-ip.org/bibl/inostr-yazyki/wilkins_the_other_side_of_the_moon_jbis.pdf prediction] of the farside's appearance by [[Hugh%20Percy%20Wilkins|H.P. Wilkins]] |
* [http://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/lola/science.html LRO LOLA Topo Map] (Scroll to bottom, date of 3.12.2010) | * [http://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/lola/science.html LRO LOLA Topo Map] (Scroll to bottom, date of 3.12.2010) | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [[Maurice%20Collins%27%20Farside%20Map|Maurice Collins' Farside Map]] with nomenclature. |
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==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
'''Images of the Farside from Succeeding Generations of Spacecraft'''<br /> | '''Images of the Farside from Succeeding Generations of Spacecraft'''<br /> | ||
| − | ===[ | + | ===[[Lunar%20Orbiter|Lunar Orbiter IV]] (1967)=== |
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/LunarFarside_LunarOrbiter_LTVT.JPG [[Image:normal_LunarFarside_LunarOrbiter_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_LunarFarside_LunarOrbiter_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''image source: [http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-3727 LPOD Gallery]''<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/LunarFarside_LunarOrbiter_LTVT.JPG [[Image:normal_LunarFarside_LunarOrbiter_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_LunarFarside_LunarOrbiter_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''image source: [http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-3727 LPOD Gallery]''<br /> <br /> | ||
| − | ===[ | + | ===[[Clementine|Clementine]] (1992)=== |
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/LunarFarside_Clementine_LTVT.JPG [[Image:normal_LunarFarside_Clementine_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_LunarFarside_Clementine_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''image source: [http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-3726 LPOD Gallery]''<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/LunarFarside_Clementine_LTVT.JPG [[Image:normal_LunarFarside_Clementine_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_LunarFarside_Clementine_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''image source: [http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-3726 LPOD Gallery]''<br /> <br /> | ||
| − | ===[ | + | ===[[Chang%27e-1|Chang'e-1]] (2007-2008)=== |
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/LunarFarside_Change-1_LTVT.JPG [[Image:normal_LunarFarside_Change-1_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_LunarFarside_Change-1_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''image source: [http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-3727 LPOD Gallery]''<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/LunarFarside_Change-1_LTVT.JPG [[Image:normal_LunarFarside_Change-1_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_LunarFarside_Change-1_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> ''image source: [http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-3727 LPOD Gallery]''<br /> <br /> | ||
==LPOD Articles== | ==LPOD Articles== | ||
Revision as of 14:48, 15 April 2018
Contents
The Moon's Farside
Table of Contents
[#The Moon's Farside The Moon's Farside]
[#The Moon's Farside-Description Description]
[#The Moon's Farside-Maps Maps]
[#The Moon's Farside-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#The Moon's Farside-Additional Information-Lunar Orbiter IV (1967) Lunar Orbiter IV (1967)]
[#The Moon's Farside-Additional Information-Clementine (1992) Clementine (1992)]
[#The Moon's Farside-Additional Information-Chang'e-1 (2007-2008) Chang'e-1 (2007-2008)]
[#The Moon's Farside-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#The Moon's Farside-Bibliography Bibliography]
Description
Since the Moon's rotation is tidally locked to the Earth, one side points constantly towards the Earth. Hence for observer's on our planet, it has a "nearside", which we can see, and a "farside", which we can't. Knowledge of features on the Moon's farside has increased gradually as spacecraft provide new glimpses of it.
Maps
- A 1953 prediction of the farside's appearance by H.P. Wilkins
- LRO LOLA Topo Map (Scroll to bottom, date of 3.12.2010)
- Maurice Collins' Farside Map with nomenclature.
Additional Information
Images of the Farside from Succeeding Generations of Spacecraft
Lunar Orbiter IV (1967)
image source: LPOD Gallery
Clementine (1992)
image source: LPOD Gallery
Chang'e-1 (2007-2008)
image source: LPOD Gallery
LPOD Articles
- A quadrant of the farside - Moscovience quadrant
- Another quarter of the farside - SPA quadrant
- Amazing farside view - Lunar Orbiter mosaic
Bibliography
- Roy, A., Wright, J. T., Sigurdsson, S. (2014). Earthshine on a Young Moon: Explaining the Lunar Farside Highlands – The Astrophysical Journal Letters Vol. 788, No. 2, Doi:10.1088/2041-8205/788/2/L42. Published Online 9 June 2014.
- Wood, C.A. (2008) The Farside of the Moon. Sky & Telescope (approximate title)
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