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First video from moon's far side

A camera aboard one of NASA's twin Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory lunar spacecraft has returned its first unique view of the far side of the moon, NASA has announced.

MoonKAM, or Moon Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students, will be used by students nationwide to select lunar images for study, the statement said.

To see NASA's video, click on the video on this page.