The far side however has, until recently, only been imaged from orbit; compared to its Earth-facing equivalent, it has remained a far more alien landscape. Now, thanks to the successful landing of China’s Chang’e-4 robot on the far side, we’re now able to see what a small part of the far side of the Moon is like from the ground. The SPA basin, which is around 2,500 kilometres (1,550 miles) across, is far too huge to be properly perceived within this otherwise impressive image. This panorama also displays a plethora of other, smaller craters far younger than the SPA basin and the Von Kármán crater themselves. This is a step further than the original Jade Rabbit, attached to another lunar lander, Chang’e-3, managed, which seemed to freeze to death – twice.

Source: Forbes January 12, 2019 22:30 UTC