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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Moon’s oldest crater on its far side was volcanically active around 2.8 billion years ago: « Chang’e-6 lunar soils contain two types of mare basalts: low-Ti and very low-Ti (VLT). »

A new mission watches meteoroids hit the far side of the moon

A New Mission Watches Meteoroids Hit the Far Side of the Moon

China reveals secrets of 1st sample taken from the far side of the moon — and it contains a volcanic surprise

The Moon’s Far Side Is Hiding a Volcanic Mystery

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