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I'm curious how you are thinking the near side has larger craters than the far side. So we can compare apple to apples, here are the two sides in the same kind of orthographic view:
Originally posted by gabbermatt
That's the very first thing that came to my mind when i saw this..... How does the side facing us have larger craters than the side exposed to space? It's really strange...
Originally posted by canadiancatfoodforcrocadi
reply to post by Saint Exupery
Isnt the moon the slowest spinning of the above mentioned just would like to know since you have the info already?
Originally posted by MothersofAmerica
Why is the (or close to the) majority (at least 50%) of the known composition of the surface of the moon silica, when the total percentage of the Earth's silica composition (not just the surface) is estimated at only 15%?
We live on the outermost layer of Earth, called the crust. . . It’s mostly made of silicates . . .
Originally posted by Sotelo
hell no i dont believe this! you can clearly see a divided line going down the middle! wow! and no i also dont believe this is some alien spaceship blah blah blah
Originally posted by forall2see
Can you say.... FASCINATING!
I did some toggling back and forth from the 1950's photo to this one and I cannot see the similarities other than a big ash colored ball.