Elevation of the Far Side of the Moon is shown below. Why do you suppose that most of the lower elevations are found on the southern pole of the Moon?
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's LOLA laser altimeter produced this color-coded image of elevations on the far side of the moon, which cannot be seen from Earth. The highest elevations, above 20,000 feet, are shown in red. The lowest elevations are shown in blue. The image was listed as one of the "10 cool things" to come from the space probe, which finished its first year in lunar orbit on June 23.
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