According to NASA [0], you are correct. Furthermore: "It is likely that each side of the Moon has received equal numbers of impacts, but the resurfacing by lav

According to NASA [0], you are correct. Furthermore: "It is likely that each side of the Moon has received equal numbers of impacts, but the resurfacing by lava results in fewer craters visible on the near side than the far side, even though the both sides have received the same number of impacts." [0] https://lunarscience.nasa.gov/?question=3318 https://lunarscience.nasa.gov/?question=3318