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The Secret of the Dark Side of the Moon

Four billion years ago asteroids rained down on the newly formed moon tearing into the surface where the fractured crust is thinnest molten lava seeped from the moon's hot interior spreads out and giant pools and solidifies to form the scars we see today from Earth.

Earth's gravity is so strong we only see one side of the orbiting moon. Modern exploration to the mysterious dark side revealed dramatic surprises and revised theories about the moon's formation.