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When was the invisible side of the Moon photographed for the first time?

In 1959
In 1964
In 1969
In 1972
In 1959, the Soviet Luna spacecraft photographed the invisible side of the Moon, proving that the dark patches on the surface are not seas of liquid, but only areas of fine volcanic dust.
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52%
59%
81%
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