Table ofContents . oecaueadCnetoso hsBo 16 . . Nomenclature andConventions thisBook of 5. 14 Regions theFar Side of . . 4. 10 theMoon andits TheHistoryof Features . 3. 5 TheSpacecraft Missions andImages . 2. 1 TheFar theMoon Side of . 1. .. ytr eovd h erSd eaai 3 Mystery Resolved? TheNear SideMegabasin 1 . 1.4. TheCurrent View theFar Side of . 1.3. 1 . TheFar SideUnknown: A Mystery 1.1. .. dniiaino ae etrs 16 Identification Named of Features. . 5.1. 14 TheOrientale Limb Region . 14 4.7. TheNorth Polar Region . 14 4.6. Far SideRegion TheEastern . 14 4.5. TheNorthwestern Far SideRegion . 14 4.4. TheSouth Pole- . BasinandtheSouth Polar Region. 14 4.3. TheKorolev BasinRegion . 4.2. 14 The Western Far SideRegion . . 4.1. 12 . The theLunarAges of Features 11 3.8. . Mare 3.7. 11 Impact features: craters andbasins . 11 3.6. TheSouth Pole-Aitken Basin . 10 3.5. TheNear SideMegabasin . 10 3.4. Bombardment . 10 3.3. Ocean TheMagma . 10 3.2. theMoon of . Origin 3.1. 6 Theimages . 2.2. 5 programs Spacecraft . 2.1. 1 TheFar SideRevealed: A New Mystery . 1.2. pligo etr ae...... 16 FeatureSpelling of . Names. 16 Annotated Images . . 12 Named theMoonAge Rangesof . 9 8 Nozomi . . Clementine 8 . . 6 . Lunar Orbiter 6 . Luna 3andZond 3 . . 5 Nozomi 5 . . 5 Lunar . Clementine 5 . . 5 Apollo . 5 Lunar Orbiter . . Luna 3andZond 3

Table of ix Contents Table of x Contents 12. The Orientale Limb Region...... 172 . TheOrientale Region. Limb 12. 160 TheNorth . Polar Far Side Region. 11. 124 . Far Side TheEastern Region: to . 10. TheNorthwestern Far Side Region: TheMoscoviense Basin 94 . 9. TheSouth Pole-Aitken BasinandtheSouth Polar Region 60 . 8. 51 . TheKorolev BasinRegion. 7. The Western Far Side Region: , -rise, 6. 24 Poo 172 . . Photos 172 12.4. . RadialProfile theOrientale Basin of 12.3. 172 TheCrater . . 172 12.2. . . . Overview. 12.1. 160 Mosaics Clementine . . 11.4. 160 Bel’kovich K, Crater aCopernican . 11.3. 160 The Western Far SideLimb Near SideLimb) (Eastern . 160 11.2. . . Overview. 11.1. 124 . Photos 10.5. 124 . Rayed Craters. 10.4. 124 . . Basin. TheHertzsprung 10.3. 124 Basin TheBirkhoff . 124 10.2. . Overview. 10.1. 94 . Photos 94 TheMoscoviense Basin . . 9.3. 94 . Overview. 9.2. 9.1. 60 andLunar Clementine Orbiter . Coverage. 60 . Clementine 8.3. 60 . Overview. 8.2. 8.1. 51 . Photos 51 . Overview. 7.2. 7.1. 18 . Photos 18 . Overview. 6.2. 6.1. , andtheMendeleev Basin18 . 17 . Scaleand Age 16 andLongitude Latitude . 5.4. 16 Identification Basins.. of 5.3. 5.2. etrdCaes...... 16 . Lettered Craters 16 Features . Identified on High-Resolution Images. ua rie ihRslto ufae...... 172 . . Lunar Orbiter High-Resolution Subframes. 172 Lunar Orbiter Medium-Resolution . Frames. 125 . Lunar Orbiter High-Resolution Subframes. 124 Lunar Orbiter Medium-Resolution . Frames. 94 . Lunar Orbiter High-Resolution Subframes. 94 Lunar Orbiter Medium-Resolution . Frames. 63 . Lunar Orbiter High-Resolution Subframes. 63 Lunar Orbiter Medium-Resolution . Frames. 60 MosaicsClementine . . 51 . Lunar Orbiter High-Resolution Subframes. 51 Lunar Orbiter Medium-Resolution . Frames. 18 . Lunar Orbiter High-Resolution Subframes. 18 Lunar Orbiter Medium-Resolution . Frames. ne fPoorps 215 . Photographs. Index of FarIndex Side of Features that 213 are not Annotated . 209 Index of Annotated Features . . General Index. 204 . . from Lunar Orbiter Photos Appendix A: theScanning Cleaning Artifacts . References Glossary . 194 . TheNear Side Megabasin . 13. 39 Smay 200 Summary . 199 13.9. . Heavy Element Anomalies 13.8. 199 theCenter Mass of of Asymmetry . 13.7. 199 Parameters theNear of SideMegabasin. . 13.6. 198 theCrust of Thickness . 13.5. 198 . TheSouth Pole-Aitken on BasinanditsEffects theNear Side 13.4. 196 TheNear SideMegabasin on anditsEffects theFar Side . 13.3. Impact BasinModels: TheSearch for theSource 13.2. How 194 theFar SideDiffers from theNear Sideand Why . 13.1. oe oprdt esrmn 198 . Model Compared to Measurement 197 . Model Compared to Measurement 197 BulgeAntipode . 197 . fromEjecta toAntipode EscapeScarp. 196 BlanketEjecta . 196 Internal BasinandRim. . 194 . . theFar SideCrust of 201 . .. 203 . 207 .

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