... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . ... Moon . ... News . ... Moon Maps . ... New analysis explains formation of bulge on farside of Moon . The highlands may be the result of tidal forces acting early in the Moonт??s history when its solid outer crust floated on an ocean of liquid rock. ... This process still does not explain why the bulge is now found only on the farside of the Moon. т??You would expect to see a bulge on both sides because tides have a symmetrical effect,т?? ...