Ever noticed this?

Question

http://ottawa.rasc.ca/articles/hammer.si

Answer 1

WRONG.  Both sides have craters.

The far side of the Moon is the lunar hemisphere that is permanently turned away from the Earth.  The rugged terrain is distinguished by a multitude of crater impacts, as well as relatively few lunar maria. It includes the largest known impact feature in the Solar System: the South Pole-Aitken basin.

See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_side_(M...

Answer 2

Both sides are covered in craters, but the near side is less so because earth partially shields the moon from meteors with its gravity.

Answer 3

But the far side of the Moon is NOT "just gray with nothing to really see." It's covered with craters, far more than on the near side; it just doesn't have as many maria. The picture you tried to post is misleading because it is taken with the Sun overhead, so that you can't see any topographic details. Any other lighting reveals a wealth of detail on the far side. Here is the correct link:

http://ottawa.rasc.ca/articles/hanmer_si...

Here is a much better image of the far side of the Moon, taken by the Apollo 16 astronauts:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0...

Answer 4

Not only is the moon asymmetrical, but it's center of mass is not the center of its shape.  This off-set is because the crust (outer layer of the moon) is thicker on the far side (the side away from Earth).  We know this because of data sent back by the Lunar Orbiter and Clementine satellites.  

We see the "mare" or "seas" on our side of the moon because the crust is thinner.

Answer 5

We've been around the moon several times starting with Apollo 8. We've mapped it all and it looks much the same.

Answer 6

All I see is the moon is covered with the words 'Not Found'. Fix that link.

Answer 7

The link definately doesn't work...but...if I understand your question.....then ...the side we do see...does have very interesting sites..for sure.

The far side..that we don't see..is still covered with many many craters..but..no maria..or sea's.

If we had a chance to view the far side live....then I believe it would still hold many interesting views for amateur astronomy fans like myself....but...all we get to see is recorded images.

Not that that's a bad thing or anything.

Answer 8

You obviously didn't read the article.   The article is not about craters, it's about lava flow.

Answer 9

the link dosen't work...