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=The Moon's Farside= | =The Moon's Farside= | ||
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==Description== | ==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.<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: | + | [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: | + | [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: | + | [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 /> |
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Latest revision as of 02:48, 16 April 2018
Contents
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)
