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Describe what maria on the surface of the moon look like and how they came to be known as maria?
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Maria are large, dark, basaltic plains on the moon. Galileo named these places 'maria' after the Latin word for sea because he thought they looked like oceans.
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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.
When did the moon appear in the sky?
4,500,000,000 years ago there was a huge impact and 30% of Earth's surface was ejected and slowly came together to form the Moon. Or so we think.
Who was second person on the moon?
Buzz Aldrin, who came out onto the surface soon after Neil Armstrong.
Which part of the spacecraft came back to earth?
If the question is referring to the Apollo missions, the Command Module (also known as the capsule) was the section that housed the astronauts and returned to Earth.
Why do scientsists believe there might be water on the moon?
I do not believe they still do, but before greater technologies people thought the dark spots on the moon(marias) were seas and therefore the name maria ( pronounced ma-ray-a) came to be. i know i got a little off topic but... the moon is dry.PERIOD nothing else to say -Peace
What maria on the surface of the moon look like and how they came to be known as maria.?
Maria are large, dark, basaltic plains on the moon. Galileo named these places 'maria' after the Latin word for sea because he thought they looked like oceans.
Who is maria mitchell?
Maria Mitchell was an American and the world's first professional female astronomer. In 1947 with the use of a telescope she discovered a comet that came to be known as Miss Mitchell's Comet.
Where maria aragon came from?
Maria Aragon's parents are from the Philippines. But Maria was born in Canada; which makes her a Filipino-Canadian.
How did the lunar maria originate?
Maria accent beds of basaltic lava, originated when asteroids punctured the lunar surface, letting magma bleed out. (This answer came right from my textbook:) thanks for being stupid and using my answer peace out home dog
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Came is not an adjective, because it don't describe anything.An Adjective is words that describe something.Adjectives are words like: Big,purple,sparkling,red,cute,funny.That's why came is not an adjective.
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.
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