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 HomeThe Near Side of the MoonNASA/GSFC/Arizona State UniversityOctober 5, 2017 The near side of the Moon, as seen by the cameras aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.