Which way does the Moon orbit the Earth?
The leading side of the moon IS more cratered. That would be the far side for us because it is the leading side when it’s ahead of the earth. When you compare images of the near and far sides of the moon, you can see a definite difference in the cratering. The near side is the leading side when it is trailing the earth and bets less exposure to impacts because the earth attracts much of the debris that would hit the moon. Now what I would be interested in is how the moon looks when photographed at the two in between positions, (which would be new moon and full moon positions. Those sides should be more heavily cratered than the side facing directly toward us and less cratered than the side facing away. Of course, these views are the combination of the left and right halves of the other two views. In other words, if the theory is correct, the leading side at new and full moon should be just about as cratered as the far side. We should be able to see an increase in the number of craters
