{"id":642077,"date":"2026-10-10T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/642077\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T10:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T10:00:12","slug":"apod-2026-october-10-lunar-farside-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/642077\/","title":{"rendered":"APOD: 2026 October 10 – Lunar Farside"},"content":{"rendered":"

APOD<\/p>\n

Astronomy Picture of the Day<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tDiscover the cosmos!<\/a> Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplanation: Tidally locked in synchronous rotation<\/a>, the Moon always presents<\/a> its familiar nearside<\/a> to denizens of planet Earth<\/a>. From lunar orbit, the Moon’s farside can become familiar, though. In fact this sharp picture<\/a>, a mosaic from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’s wide angle camera, is centered on the lunar farside. Part of a global mosaic<\/a> of over 15,000 images acquired between November 2009 and February 2011, the highest resolution version shows features at a scale of 100 meters per pixel. Surprisingly, the rough and battered surface of the farside looks very different from the nearside covered with smooth dark lunar maria. A likely explanation is that the farside crust is thicker<\/a>, making it harder for molten material from the interior to flow to the surface and form dark, smooth maria<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow’s picture: Sunday’s Childe\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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