Far side of the Moon

The far side of the Moon is the hemisphere of the Moon that is facing away from Earth; the opposite hemisphere is the near side. It always has the same part of the Moon oriented away from Earth because of synchronous rotation in the Moon's orbit.

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Far side of the Moon
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