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It's the opposite way round. The side that's not facing the Earth has fewer craters.
by AlecSchueler 15y ago
It's the opposite way round. The side that's not facing the Earth has fewer craters.
- sesqu 15y agoI'm under the impression that's not true. Looking at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/clementine/images/ http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/clementine/images/ I see a smoother surface on the earth side. I also found on the Internet some paired images from different cameras, which of course can be chosen to emphasize either side.
- mturmon 15y agoYou are correct. There is a nice browser with a good DEM at http://pub.lmmp.nasa.gov/lunarmapper/lm.html?host=pub http://pub.lmmp.nasa.gov/lunarmapper/lm.html?host=pub