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StartsWithABang
@startswithabang@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The Moon’s two faces don’t match, and we think we know why

The lunar far side is maria-poor, crater-rich, and full of highlands.

With our first far side samples now in Earth laboratories, our leading explanation awaits its big test.
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/moon-two-faces-different/

The fully illuminated near side and far side mosaics of the Moon, as constructed with data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission.
The fully illuminated near side and far side mosaics of the Moon, as constructed with data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission.
The fully illuminated near side and far side mosaics of the Moon, as constructed with data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission.
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