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The far side of the Moon was first photographed in 1959. Turns out it wasn’t hiding aliens—just vibes.

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The Soviet probe Luna 3 returned the first images of the Moon’s far side in 1959. It revealed terrains that look quite different from the near side’s large dark maria.

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