Ever Seen the Other Side of our Moon?

[sparkeones]

How beautiful it is!

It's a shame that is so far from me :(

Que hermosa es!

Es una pena que este tan lejos de mi :(

[Ziru322]

I got into a huge argument with my brother about the moon. He believed that you see all sides of the moon and he could not understand synchronous rotation. He was willing to bet me one hundred dollars, and I finally showed him this page. Anyone have a brother that will argue about everything with you. I tell him the sky is blue he would say its green just for the sake of arguing. Note he is 21 so he should of known this already. AHH anyways just had to vent that lol.

[MrShnizzle69]

I'll see you on the Dark Side of The Moon!

[TheRjjrjjr]

You do great videos! Please keep them coming!

[StellarBlue1]

Thanks Garcia!

[MariaGarcia281]

@StellarBlue1 no prob ;-)

this is the sort of stuff I wish they would have shown me in school

[baskoffie]

It can also appear bigger if the air is moist, because of the magnifying effects of water (vapor).

[jonaskelley]

it's nice that we get to at least see the more interesting side of the moon, the far side is rather plain and boring.

[skoaile]

@jonaskelley thats what u think

[VeggiePower303]

It's NOT our Moon.

It's mine, it's mine, hands off it's mine!

[Nadiacloete]

I guess i'm lucky to be in South Africa tonight. Total eclipse in approximately 20 minutes! To last for 1 hour and 41 minutes! Quite exciting eh?

[MariaGarcia281]

PS, don't miss the first total lunar eclipse in two years! It will grace the sky the night of Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 (natures Christmas present).

[Hunter2OH]

@MariaGarcia281 Thats wicked!!! I luv your videos sigue asi :]

[ThexOriginalxMdhd]

Damn. I saw your post about the thanksgiving sky. I was disappointed to see "last year" in the corner.

[IglooSpy]

Man, the other side of the moon sucks...

[beco013]

do you know where is the crater made by nasa's atombumb?

[YDDES]

@beco013 NASA has never sent any atom bomb to the Moon. They heve only crashed small probes, making VERY small (invisible from Earth) "craters".

[MariaGarcia281]

Source: NASA (06-17-2010)

Collisions between galaxies are a fairly common occurrence in the universe. Our Milky Way galaxy will crash into the Andromeda galaxy in a few billion years. Galaxies tangle together, kicking gas and dust all around. Often the battered galaxies are left with tails of material stripped off during the violence.

[james3244]

@MariaGarcia281 Also, according to NASA; during the galaxy collisions, hardly any stars and other planetary objects will collide due to gravity and the vast distances between them.

[Iurirx7]

In brazil we call "Dark Side".

Although not really dark.

[Mrwhiteboy9001]

@Iurirx7 same in usa

[DJVEGAS1000]

i hope watever made the moons craters dont come to earth!!!

[MyFilthyQuadSport]

@DJVEGAS1000 they have and they still do.

[laylarocks100]

@DJVEGAS1000 lol aliens no its just rocks from other planets and other stuff

[MariaGarcia281]

Interesting facts from NASA website:

The tidal interaction between the Earth and the Moon is causing the Moon to slowly spiral farther away from Earth. Long ago, the Moon was much closer to the Earth, and looked larger in the sky.

[MariaGarcia281]

I was hoping people would actually take a little time & do some research of their own but... *sighs* here is a reliable resource (NASA)

"Synchronous Rotation for Moons"

Most of the satellites in the solar system rotate synchronously like our moon.  An example of one that doesn't is Saturn's moon Hyperion. Its rotation is actually chaotic.

Find out more at nasaDOTgov

[ColeW13]

I never knew we only ever saw 1 side of The Moon from Earth. Are all moons in syncronous orbit with their planets? If Earth's moon is, my theory is that they all are. Can somebody who knows give the answer to this?

[SpectralForm]

speaking of craters, how did the craters form on the visible side?...i mean if its faceing the earth, were did the meteor/astroid come from?..was that when then moon was rotating? cause there some big craters on the visible side

[MariaGarcia281]

According to NASA...

Asteroid and/or meteor impacts on Earth long ago resulted in debris from the aftermath striking the 'visible' side of our moon.

[Greenfor1Peace]

Wow,I knew the moon had a lot of craters,but so many... Its completely black.

[AstralMelody]

wow 0.0 it looks like if the moon got a scar while fighting o.0

[kaoruneko16]

wow, the other side is completely clear of maria.

[MucClips89]

hmmmmmmmmm.... i always thought

that the japanese were able to see the other side of the moon hahaha.

[ordinaryrapper08]

whats that black stuff on the moon craters??? if those are craters it sure as heck are alot of them in one particular area.

[MariaGarcia281]

Thanksgiving sky: Jupiter, Venus, moon together

Look in the southwestern sky — no telescope or binoculars needed. The show will even be visible in cities if it's a clear night

Starting Thanksgiving evening, Jupiter and Venus will begin moving closer so that by Sunday and Monday, they will appear about a finger width apart held out at arm's length.

Monday night, they will be joined by a crescent moon

The next time the three will be as close and visible as this week will be Nov. 18, 2052

[anime2go]

Where's that Moon Rover?

[MariaGarcia281]

My newest upload:

Meteors Target Earth

-Our moon and Earth get struck by space objects at approximately the same rate - then why is it that our surface doesn't appear with craters as prominently as the moon?

See video

[brolyss4]

One question, Russia has also planted their flag as well as USA did on the first moon landing? And, how many times went russia and USA wen to the moon? Thank you.

[MariaGarcia281]

NASA NEWS RELEASE

Two of the Milky Way's Spiral Arms Go Missing

"...new images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope are shedding light on the true structure of the Milky Way, revealing that it has just two major arms of stars instead of the four it was previously thought to possess."

"Our own sun might have once resided in a different arm. Since it was formed more than 4 billion years ago, it has traveled around the galaxy 16 times."

Find out more at NASA website

[MariaGarcia281]

Here's NASA's explanation:

"Basins occur equally on the near side and far side (basins are craters that are 190 miles or more across). Most basins have little or no fill of basalt, particularly those on the far side. The difference in filling may be related to variations in the thickness of the crust. The far side has a thicker crust, so it is more difficult for molten rock to reach the surface there."

it appears that the differences in 'crust thickness' on both sides is a factor

[MrsLoughman2004]

i always heard the craters were all on "our side" because of gravity... when astroids come they are shot around into the moon, only hitting that one side

[sestoft]

am i wrong to think that there is a lot of more craters on our sideof the moon than the far side? it could seem so from these pictures

[kobe41]

hey where do you get your nasa news releases from?

is there a particular website or anything?

[MariaGarcia281]

YouTube doesn't approve posting actual links on comments - but just google NASA website. If interested on asteroid - google Near Earth Object and choose one from NASA's website (more reliable)

[MariaGarcia281]

NASA NEWS RELEASE:

Asteroid to Make Rare Close Flyby of Earth January 29

Scientists are monitoring the orbit of asteroid 2007 TU24. The asteroid, believed to be between 150 meters (500 feet) and 610 meters (2,000 feet) in size, is expected to fly past Earth on Jan. 29, with its closest distance being about 537,500 kilometers (334,000 miles) at 12:33 a.m. Pacific time (3:33 a.m. Eastern time). It should be observable that night by amateur astronomers with modest-sized telescopes

[MariaGarcia281]

Recent astronomy news:

Planet Mars may be the target of impact for newly discovered asteroid (2007 WD5) on January 30, 2008.

It is fast approaching Mars at 27,900 mph and is the size of a football field

*Next total lunar eclipse: 2-21-08

[ZoeyMacaroni]

Hi, Is that a star at 2:00, it was at 6:00 earlier? The date is Dec.23,2007. Thank you in advance and Seasons Greetings to you.

[MariaGarcia281]

My vid isn't 2mins or 6mins long, I don't understand

However, there was a full moon tonight & I did notice a planet shining next to it (looked reddish like Mars)

[ZoeyMacaroni]

Thank you, that is what I meant.

[MariaGarcia281]

Synchronous rotation is the reason. Think of it as two people dancing in a ballroom (they both rotate together around a room simultaneously).

[mandsshow]

o thats soo cool but y does just that 1 side seem 2 b the only 1 that we really ever see??

[mrcraig41]

Yep I used to wonder that myself! Its because the Moon is tidally locked with the Earth and thats why one side always faces us. MariaGarcia281 made a good point with the ballroom dance analogy :)

[Dougieguy01]

I notice that the most interesting side just happens to face us.