Correctly . . . the far side.
Incorrectly . . . the dark side.
That's the "far side".
The side that's visible.
Dark side of the moon.
It is sometimes called the dark side of the moon. It isn't really dark all the time, either. It's just that we never see it from earth. The same side of the moon faces the earth all the time.
The hemisphere of the Moon that always faces the Earth is known as the in close proximity to side of the Moon. Further it is called as far side of the Moon and in the past referred to as the dark side of the Moon.
The Far Side
Because it never faces the Earth.
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It's still called the Earth
The Moon has no faces. It has one side facing Earth called the near side, and one side that is always facing away called the far side.
It is called a full moon.Full Moon.Full Moon.
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