Question

The only way to see the far side of the moon is

Answer 1

Only one side of the spherical Moon is ever visible from Earth it wasn't until 1959 when the Soviet Spacecraft Luna 3 orbited the Moon and sent pictures home that human beings were able to see the "far side" of the Moon for the first time. A phenomenon called tidal locking is responsible for the consistent view

Answer 2

The side of the Moon we do not see from Earth gets just as much sunlight on it as the side we do see. In truth, the only dark side of the Moon is the side that is pointed away from the Sun at any given time.The moon's mysterious far side is so much different than its near side, which we see in the night sky, and now scientists think they know why. ... In fact, observations have shown that only about 1% of the moon's far side is covered with maria, or craters caused by volcanic activity on the moon.