Revealed: the far side of the moon - video

Nasa has released a video animation of the dark side of the moon. Scientists sifted through hundreds of terabytes of data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to create the footage. The other side of the moon is shown to have less dark spots, called maria, that cover the side that faces Earth, and a more cratered surface

• The headline of this article was amended on Saturday 7 February 2015 to more accurately reflect the content of the video