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    Dark Side of the Moon

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    • Looks pretty lit.palimpsest
    • you can't call it the dark side any more. it's the FAR sidehans_glib
    • The Gary Larson side of the moon.Akagiyama
    • There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact, it's all dark.fooler
    • looks like asspango
    • I'm going to dork out, but here we go: This is an older photo, and there's no "dark side of the moon. This blotch is the largest lunar maria..garbage
    • ..which are ancient lava fields that render the rocks less reflective than the others. What you're seeing is named "Ocean of Storms"..garbage
    • ..because it is potmarked with impact zones. It has stared at humanity since we have existed, and spawned countless superstitions / faiths.garbage
    • That ancient lavabed is literally the man in moon. /spacenerdgarbage
    • What kind of flash do you think they used?Ianbolton
    • Thanks garbage, I enjoyed that (not sarcasm).slappy
    • Absolutely. Bonus bit: that bright white zit you see there is the Aristarchus crater. It's about 25 miles wide, 2 miles deep.garbage
    • Any bright spot is an impact crater that hasn't yet been covered up by lunar weather patterns. It's relatively fresh impact (estimated 450 million years ago).garbage
    • All this to say, I have a hunch we might be tiny.garbage
    • Umm. Childs question... How is it the moon takes the same time to fully rotate as it takes to orbit around earth? Coincidence?HAYZ1LLLA
    • Not a child's question at all. It's just been with us for so long that it's locked in synchronious rotation. Just as it affects our tides, we affect its spin.garbage
    • https://www.youtube.…garbage
    • Thanks. Watched it. Understood it. Still doesn't make sense though LOLHAYZ1LLLA
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