
The moon's near and far sides are surprisingly different. A new study sheds light on the mystery
CNN
The far side of the moon, which we can never see from our vantage point on Earth, looks surprisingly different than the orb we're used to seeing in the night sky. A new study offers an explanation.
The near side we are so familiar with appears darker in places -- the result of the vast ancient lava flows, called lunar mare -- while the far side is covered in pock marks and craters but no mare.

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