The selenographic coordinate system is used to refer to locations on the surface of Earth's moon. Any position on the lunar surface can be referenced by specifying two numerical values, which are comp
Chart of lunar maria with lines of longitude and latitude.
Chart of the far side of the moon with lines of longitude and latitude.
Full Moon 2010
Near side of the Moon
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The near side of the Moon is the hemisphere of the Moon that is facing Earth. While Earth keeps turning through its near side to the Moon, changing in the course of a day the part it faces toward the
The near side by NASA's Artemis II crew
Detailed view by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Ancient rift valleys – rectangular structure (visible – topography – GRAIL gravity gradients) (October 1, 2014).
Ancient rift valleys – context.