The Moon: On the Far Side

Never seen before...

 

 

On the moon's far side with Earth in the background

 

 

We always see just one side of the moon.

 

But what is its other side like?

 

There's always been a notion that the moon's far side is perpetually shrouded in darkness, George Dvorsky reports in io9.com.

 

But that's not the case, he writes, as a new visualization from NASA illustrates.

 

Using data acquired by the Lunar Reconnaisance Orbiter, NASA has created a new simulation of the moon to demonstrate the complete cycle of phases that are experienced from the moon's far side.

 

Take a look at a fascinating, short video of the moon as we can never see it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdkMHkF7BaA