Far Side

The far side of the Moon is the lunar hemisphere that always faces away from Earth, opposite to the near side, because of synchronous rotation in the Moon's orbit.

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First Rocks Returned from Moon’s Far Side Reveal Ancient Volcanic Activity

Moon's far side once had erupting volcanoes, scientists find

China's Yutu 2 rover still going strong after nearly 6 years on the far side of the moon (video)

China's tiny 'Golden Toad' rover used AI to take an epic photo on the moon's far side (video)

Chang’e 6 Lunar Samples Could Solve Mysteries of the Moon’s Far Side

China opens Chang'e 6 return capsule containing samples from moon's far side

Samples from moon's far side 'thicker, stickier'

China opens Chang'e 6 return capsule containing samples from moon's far side (video)

What happened to China's Chang'e 6 lander on the moon's far side?

China rover returns historic samples from far side of the moon

China retrieves first-ever samples from Moon’s far side

World First: China's Chang'e-6 Lunar Probe Returns With Rocks From Moon's Far Side

China Returns First-Ever Samples from the Moon’s Far Side

China's Chang'e 6 lunar probe returns to Earth with first samples from moon's far side

China’s Chang’e 6 returns with first rocks from far side of the moon

China has just returned the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon

China’s Chang’e-6 Probe Drops Off Samples From Moon’s Far Side

China returns samples from the moon's far side in historic 1st (video)

China's Chang'e 6 probe will soon bring samples of the moon's far side to Earth — and scientists are getting excited

Mystery of the Moon’s Far Side Unraveled by China’s Chang’e-6 Lunar Probe