far side
noun
1
: the farther side
the far side of the lake
2
or farside
: the side of the moon away from the earth
the lunar farside
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China has landed four robotic missions on the Moon since 2013, including two landings on the Moon's far side and two sample return missions.
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Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
Last week, Blue Ghost got a look of the moon's far side, an area not visible to Earth, that shows our planet rising and setting behind our celestial neighbor.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
Firefly's Blue Ghost lander captured footage of the far side of the moon moon on Feb. 24.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
By the time Alexander expired, in a fog of lunatic spiritualism, in 1825, his empire was the largest the world had ever known, stretching from the Baltic Sea to the far side of the Pacific Ocean, from the Black Sea to the Arctic Ocean.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
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Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
Last week, Blue Ghost got a look of the moon's far side, an area not visible to Earth, that shows our planet rising and setting behind our celestial neighbor.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
Firefly's Blue Ghost lander captured footage of the far side of the moon moon on Feb. 24.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
By the time Alexander expired, in a fog of lunatic spiritualism, in 1825, his empire was the largest the world had ever known, stretching from the Baltic Sea to the far side of the Pacific Ocean, from the Black Sea to the Arctic Ocean.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Far side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20side. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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