it has to do with science
Maria isn't a name of a moon, though it's what the dark areas on our own moon are called which were once though to be seas.
Maria ( singular is mare )
The "lunar maria".
Maria, crates, highlands. :)
The maria's on the moon were formed by meteors slamming into it.
The ancient lava flows on the Moon are often referred to as lunar maria. These features are dark, smooth plains created by volcanic activity early in the Moon's history.
Maria had 15 years old!
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.
The dark flat areas found on the surface of the moon are called maria, which is the Latin word for "seas." They were formed by ancient volcanic activity and are lower in elevation than the surrounding highlands.
Maria is latin for sea. They are actually large basaltic lava flows from the period when the moon still had a molten core.
Maria, or "seas", which is what "maria" means.
Unlike the earth's moon, Mercury does not have maria.