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Has any human been to the dark side of the moon?
The Apollo 8 astronauts were the first humans to see the far side in person when they orbited the Moon in 1968. All manned and unmanned soft landings had taken place on the near side of the Moon, until 3 January 2019 when the Chang’e 4 spacecraft made the first landing on the far side.
Why can’t you go to the dark side of the moon?
As the Earth is much larger than the Moon, the Moon’s rotation is slowed down until it reaches a balance point. As this NASA animation shows (right), this means that the same portion of the Moon always faces towards the Earth, and we can never see the far side.
Is there a moon We could live on?
Habitable environments do not necessarily harbor life. The strongest candidates for natural satellite habitability are currently icy satellites such as those of Jupiter and Saturn—Europa and Enceladus respectively, although if life exists in either place, it would probably be confined to subsurface habitats.
Is the dark side of the moon colder?
The “dark” side of the moon isn’t really darker than the “light” side of the moon. But that far side does appear to get colder at night. Earth’s moon is tidally locked to the planet, meaning that the same side of the moon faces us at all times. 3 has recorded even colder temperatures during the long lunar night.
Could we live on the Moon?
The setup could be used by astronauts to sprout food on future lunar outposts. The moon’s dark side is ideal for human settlements because it houses water in the form of ice. More research is needed to determine how safe it would be for people to live there long-term.
Are there aliens on The Dark Side of the Moon?
As like every other claim of alien existence, even this one is being refuted by the officials, but there are certain concrete evidences that do prove that aliens are there on the dark side of the moon.
What does the other side of the Moon look like?
The Moon From the Other Side. Just like the near side, the far side goes through a complete cycle of phases. But the terrain of the far side is quite different. It lacks the large dark spots, called maria, that make up the familiar Man in the Moon on the near side. Instead, craters of all sizes crowd together over the entire far side.
How many days a month is the moon dark?
Each side of the Moon is dark for 14 earth days each month. The far side of the Moon has been explored by the United States, Russia, and China. Updated and edited by Carolyn Collins Petersen.