Earth's MoonMoon HomeFactsMoon FactsTop QuestionsBy the NumbersInside & OutCompositionFormationAtmosphereCratersMoonquakesWeatherWater & IcesSolar Wind Moon in MotionPhasesEclipsesSupermoonsTidesTidal LockingMoonlightObserveDaily Moon GuideObserve the Moon NightViewing GuidePhotography GuideExplorationOverviewMissions Moon WalkersMoreImage GalleryInteractivesResourcesNews & FeaturesThe Solar SystemThe SunMercuryVenusEarthThe MoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto & Dwarf PlanetsAsteroids, Comets & MeteorsThe Kuiper BeltThe Oort CloudSolar System HomeLunar Far SideNASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State UniversityOctober 20, 2017 The far side of Earth's Moon as seen based on data from cameras aboard NASA's robotic Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. Downloads Original Sep 7, 2023 JPEG (1.56 MB)