KnowraFar side of the MoonLinked fromLinked fromThe 13 pages that link to Far side of the Moon, each with the reason it gives.All 13Broader topic 4Related 5Narrower topic 1Compared with 3Tidal lockingBroader topic: Synchronous rotation keeps this hemisphere hidden from direct Earth-based view.LibrationBroader topic: Libration exposes narrow strips of the far side along the Moon’s apparent limb.Luna 3Broader topic: Luna 3 returned the first images of this previously unseen hemisphere.SelenographyBroader topic: Its mapping required spacecraft because Earth-based observers cannot see it directly.