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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The latest remarks follow China’s landmark success retrieving the first samples from the far side of the moon in June.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
China achieved a historic feat by bringing back the first-ever sample from the lunar far side in June 2024.
—Jeffrey Gillis-Davis, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2024
This itself was no small feat: Directing the movement of a spacecraft on the far side of the moon is difficult, because the moon blocks radio signals from Earth.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
As shown by the recent success of China’s remarkable Chang’e 6 mission, which has just returned the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon, 21st-century planetary science is now a truly international endeavor.
—Robin Wordsworth, Scientific American, 26 June 2024
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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
China achieved a historic feat by bringing back the first-ever sample from the lunar far side in June 2024.
—Jeffrey Gillis-Davis, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2024
This itself was no small feat: Directing the movement of a spacecraft on the far side of the moon is difficult, because the moon blocks radio signals from Earth.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
As shown by the recent success of China’s remarkable Chang’e 6 mission, which has just returned the first-ever samples from the far side of the moon, 21st-century planetary science is now a truly international endeavor.
—Robin Wordsworth, Scientific American, 26 June 2024
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“Far side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20side. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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