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Nearside of the Moon
art002e009057 (April 4, 2026) - A view of the nearside of the Moon, the side we always see from Earth. Some of the...
AS16-120-19237 (April 1972) --- An oblique view of a portion of the lunar nearside as photographed from the Apollo...
The linear rille Rima Ariadaeus is found on the nearside of the Moon, nestled between Mare Tranquillitatis and Mare...
S71-44669 (31 July-2 Aug. 1971) --- An oblique view of the rayed crater Proclus on the lunar nearside, as...
AS15-88-12002 (31 July-2 Aug. 1971) --- An oblique view of a portion of the lunar nearside located near the...
AS10-31-4650 (18-26 May 1969) --- This Apollo 10 oblique telephoto view of the lunar nearside is centered on the...
A linear gravity anomaly intersecting the Crisium basin on the nearside of the moon has been revealed by NASA GRAIL...
This map shows the gravity field of the moon from the Lunar Prospector mission. The viewing perspective, known as a...
This map shows the gravity field of the moon as measured by NASA GRAIL mission. The viewing perspective, known as a...
art002e009276 (April 6, 2026) - In this view of the Moon, the near side (the hemisphere we see from Earth), is...
S71-44150 (February 1971) --- A vertical view of the Apollo 16 landing site located in the Descartes area on the...
Copernicus is 93 km wide and is located within the Mare Imbrium Basin, northern nearside of the Moon 10 degrees N.,...
This color image of the Moon was taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft at 9:35 a.m. PST Dec. 9, 1990, at a range of...
S71-02257 (June 1971) --- An enlarged Lunar Orbiter photograph showing the Apollo 15 landing area in the...
AS15-88-11969 (30 July 1971) --- A view of the Apollo 15 Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit as...
AS17-145-22287 (7-19 Dec. 1972) --- An oblique view of the large crater Copernicus on the lunar nearside, as...
AS15-88-11974 (30 July 1971) --- A view of the Apollo 15 Command and Service Modules (CSM) in lunar orbit as...
About 50,000 Clementine images were processed to produce the four orthographic views of the Moon. The images show...
AS16-121-19438 (April 1972) --- An oblique view of a portion of the lunar nearside as photographed from the Apollo...
S69-34478 (21 May 1969) --- An oblique view of Barbara Mesa on the lunar nearside is seen in this color reproduction...
AS10-27-3908 (18-26 May 1969) --- An Apollo 10 photograph of the lunar nearside looking westward across Apollo...
S70-54740 (December 1970) --- A lunar orbiter photograph showing a vertical view of the Apollo 14 landing site...