2 ms·China’s lunar probe sends first photo of dark side of the moon1 points by zachguo 8y agomasonic 8y agoFirst? The Soviet Luna 3 probe sent the first photos... In 1959.eesmith 8y agoFirst taken on the other side of the moon, yes. As the caption says, "The first close-up picture of the dark side of the moon, taken by Chang’e 4 after its historic soft landing."