Wednesday 11 June 2014

55-year old dark side of the moon mystery solved

MOON DAILY
55-year old dark side of the moon mystery solved
University Park PA (SPX) Jun 11, 2014 - The Man in the Moon appeared when meteoroids struck the Earth-facing side of the moon creating large flat seas of basalt that we see as dark areas called maria. But no "face" exists on farside of the moon and now, Penn State astrophysicists think they know why. "I remember the first time I saw a globe of the moon as a boy, being struck by how different the farside looks," said Jason Wright ... more


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