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Due to libration, a slight "wobble" in the lunar motion, we actually see a little bit more than half of the Moon's surface; sometimes it is turned a bit one way and sometimes the other. However, nobody had any idea of what the far side of the Moon looked like until 1959, when a Soviet satellite photographed it and relayed pictures back. Not surprisingly, it turned out to look a lot like near side.
Due to libration, a slight "wobble" in the lunar motion, we actually see a little bit more than half of the Moon's surface; sometimes it is turned a bit one way and sometimes the other. However, nobody had any idea of what the far side of the Moon looked like until 1959, when a Soviet satellite photographed it and relayed pictures back. Not surprisingly, it turned out to look a lot like near side.
The months of the Muslim calendar are determined by observations of the [[hilal]], the moment at which the thin crescent moon first becomes visible. This marks the start of a month. The hilal is determined by actual observation. \
==Unusual characteristics of the Moon==
==Unusual characteristics of the Moon==