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Explain how maria formed on the moon and how this name for them originated?
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∙ 11y ago
The lunar maria (singular: mare) are believed to have been formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. They were given the name maria by early astronomers, who thought they were seas. Maria is the Latin word for seas.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 9y agoMaria (singular: mare) were formed by flows of molten rock. As the Moon has not had volcanoes for millions of years, the age of the maria are dated from at least 1 billion (1 x 109) years ago and the majority from 3 to 3.5 billion years ago.
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∙ 9y agoThe dark patches on the moon were originally thought to be areas of surface water, or seas. They are actually volcanic plains that are covered in a dark basalt.
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∙ 11y agoThe lunar Maria most likely originate from the impacts of very large asteroids that exposed portions of the moon's mantle.
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∙ 14y agothe moon originates by the earth's surface
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∙ 11y agoMaria Were formed on the moon from molten rock but the moon hasn't had volcano's for billions of years.
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∙ 12y agoThey were formed 3.1 to 3.8 billion years ago.
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What did the Maria on the moon form from?
The Maria on the moon was formed from lava/magma.
What is a moons maria?
Maria is a bunch of Basaltic material (which is igneous rock) that came together on the moon. It formed when the moon cooled. People used to think that the dark spots (maria) on the moon were oceans.
Why are there relatively few craters in the maria of the moon?
This area of the Moon has relatively few craters. Explain why this might be.
What is maria made of on the moon?
The lunar maria are large, dark, basaltic plains, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions
Explain the various stages in the formation of the moon?
The moon formed early in Earth's history when a planet-sized object struck Earth. The resulting debris formed the moon.
Where was maria on the moon formed?
The maria's on the moon were formed by meteors slamming into it.
What did the Maria on the moon form from?
The Maria on the moon was formed from lava/magma.
Explain how scientist think the moon was originated?
No one really knows how the Moon was formed. There are a few different hypothesis but not all scientists agree on one. Wikipedia has a short version of 4 of them.
How were the lunar maria probably formed?
Our Moon's maria are currently believed to have been formed by ancient volcanic eruptions.
What is a moons maria?
Maria is a bunch of Basaltic material (which is igneous rock) that came together on the moon. It formed when the moon cooled. People used to think that the dark spots (maria) on the moon were oceans.
Why are there relatively few craters in the maria of the moon?
This area of the Moon has relatively few craters. Explain why this might be.
What is maria on moon made of?
The lunar maria are large, dark, basaltic plains, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions
What is maria made of on the moon?
The lunar maria are large, dark, basaltic plains, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions
Explain the various stages in the formation of the moon?
The moon formed early in Earth's history when a planet-sized object struck Earth. The resulting debris formed the moon.
What are the dark features of the moon?
They are called "maria". They were the formed by ancient volcanic lava flows.
What are maria and how are they formed?
Lunar Maria-'Maria' is a Latin word meaning "seas". The singular form is mare. They are large, dark, balsaltic plains found on the surface of the moon. Astronomers believe they were originally formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. To the naked eye, they appear very dark, and this is due to iron-rich composition. They cover nearly 15% of the moon's surface - most of which is on the near side to the Earth (the side we can see).In fact, it is because of Lunar Maria that people often think they see a face in the moon.
What part of a moon is a Maria?
The maria (Latin: "seas", singular "mare") are dark areas of the moon that were formed by ancient dark lava flowsAny of the large, low-lying dark areas on the Moon or on Mars or other inner planets.The lunar maria are believed to consist of volcanic basalts.
