Farside
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[hide]The Moon's Farside
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)
