Why Is Our Moon Two-Faced?

Visit to get started learning STEM for free. The first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription and a 30 day free trial. The near side of the Moon has a thin crust and is covered in maria. The far side has a thick crust and almost no maria. Scientists have spent the past six decades trying to figure out why these two halves are so different, and they’ve come up with some pretty nifty hypotheses in the process. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, charles george, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Christopher R, Boucher, Jeffrey Mckishen, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow, Tom Mosner, Tomás Lagos González, Jacob, Christoph Schwanke, Sam Lutfi, Bryan Cloer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: TikTok: @scishow Twitter: Instagram: : #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: Martin Jutzi correspondence Jason Wright correspondence Image Sources in sky&adppopup=true : :