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The Moon has two sides: the near side and the far side. The near side faces Earth and is characterized by large, dark basaltic plains known as "maria," while the far side is mostly rocky highlands and lacks these large plains. Although both sides experience sunlight, the far side was not observed by humans until the Soviet Luna 3 mission in 1959. The Moon is tidally locked to Earth, meaning it rotates on its axis in the same time it takes to orbit Earth, resulting in only one side being visible from our planet.

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