A detailed grayscale mosaic of the Moon's farside, captured from lunar orbit. The surface is rugged and heavily cratered, with no large smooth dark maria like those found on the Moon’s nearside. Craters of various sizes densely cover the terrain, giving it a rough, pockmarked appearance. The image is centered on the farside and shows a wide expanse of the Moon's surface at high resolution.

📸 Lunar Farside
📅 June 28, 2025
📷 NASA / GSFC / ASU / LRO
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Lunar Far Side Holds Secret to Moon's Evolution China's Chang'e-6 lunar mission uncovers surprising water content on the lunar far side, offering new insights into the moon's evolution

in4u.org/lunar-far-si... China's Chang'e-6 mission reveals surprising discovery about the Moon's far side! Water content is significantly lower than the near side, shedding new light on the Moon's evolution and formation. #LunarFarSide #MoonEvolution #WaterContent

Water abundance in the lunar farside mantle - Nature An estimate of water abundance in the lunar mantle indicates that the farside mantle is potentially drier than its nearside counterpart.

Water abundance in the lunar farside mantle: www.nature.com/articles/s41... -> Drier #LunarFarside offers insight on moon's evolution: english.news.cn/20250409/3a1... / Soil from the moon’s far side suggests drier conditions than the side facing Earth: apnews.com/article/moon...