NASA shows off the dark side of the Moon (video)

Posted on Monday, February 09 2015 @ 14:20 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

NASA used data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to create a model of the dark side of the Moon:

A number of people who've seen NASA's annual lunar phase and libration videos have asked what the other side of the Moon looks like, the side that can't be seen from the Earth. This video answers that question. The imagery was created using Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data.

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