The same side of the moon is always facing us, so only half of the moon is visible to us—sort of. It's actually 59% of the moon that we can see from here on Earth! Small amounts of libration change what parts of it we can see throughout the year.
Images: NASA SVS
The same side of the moon is always facing us, so only half of the moon is visible to us—sort of. It's actually 59% of the moon that we can see from here on Earth! Small amounts of libration change what parts of it we can see throughout the year.
Images: NASA SVS