#SynchronousRotation
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📸 Lunar Farside
📅 June 28, 2025
📷 NASA / GSFC / ASU / LRO
#APOD #Moon #LunarFarside #LunarReconnaissanceOrbiter #NASA #StellarSnap #LRO #MoonOrbit #MoonCrust #LunarGeology #Astrophotography #SpaceScience #PlanetaryScience #LunarMapping #ASU #GSFC #LunarMosaic #SynchronousRotation #LunarSurface
A detailed grayscale mosaic of the Moon's farside, captured from lunar orbit. The surface is rugged and heavily cratered, with no large smooth dark maria like those found on the Moon’s nearside. Craters of various sizes densely cover the terrain, giving it a rough, pockmarked appearance. The image is centered on the farside and shows a wide expanse of the Moon's surface at high resolution.
June 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Many moons in our solar system exhibit synchronous rotation, meaning they always show the same face to their planet, due to tidal locking. #SynchronousRotation #TidalLocking #Moons

June 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM