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The maria (singular mare) appear relatively flat when viewed through earth-based telescopes. They are actually pitted with smaller craters and the surface of the maria are very uneven, very much like the rolling hills we see here on earth. They are far from flat.
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What did Galileo call the dark flat parts of the moon?
He thought they were seas. He called them maria (Latin for sea). Today scientists still call the dark, flat parts maria. Marias were formed when magma flowed through the surface of the moon. The magma cooled and became flat and dark.
Dark-colored relatively flat regions of the Moon's surface that were formed when interior lava filled large basins are called?
A maria
Which which solid figure that has 4 flat surfaces that are triangles Solid figures that has 4 flat surfaces that are triangles?
What figure has 6 flat surfaces that all look exactly the same
How many flat surfaces does a square have?
6
Does mercury have maria?
Unlike the earth's moon, Mercury does not have maria.
Dark flat areas on the Moon's surface?
A "Maria", which is translated into "sea".
What are the flat areas on the moon called?
Maria, or "seas", which is what "maria" means.
Low flat plains on the moon?
They are maria.
These are broad flat lava plains on the moon?
They are called lunar maria, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions that flooded the surface with basaltic lava. These smooth, dark areas contrast with the rugged, bright highlands on the moon.
What are the flat dark areas on the moon?
maria,seas
Are maria flat areas once flooded with lava on the Moon's surface?
true or false, maria are flat areas , once flooded with lava , on the moon's surface
What is the for name the flat lands on the moon?
Maria ( singular is mare )
What is the flat areas on the Moon's surface?
A "Maria", which is translated into "sea".
Does the Highlands on the moon appear to have fewer craters than the maria?
No the maria is very flat and HI
What did Galileo call the dark flat parts of the moon?
He thought they were seas. He called them maria (Latin for sea). Today scientists still call the dark, flat parts maria. Marias were formed when magma flowed through the surface of the moon. The magma cooled and became flat and dark.
What is a maria in scientific terms?
When Galileo looked through his telescope at the moon, he saw dark, flat parts of the moon's surface which he called maria.
What are two types of terrain on the moon?
The two distinctive types of terrain on the moon are the cratery and mountainous highlands and the dark flat maria, the maria are darker in color than the maria.
