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i think when the moon cooled down.
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Why there are the dark spots on the moon?
craters
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.
How does the moon look?
The moon is a sphere about one- seventh of the earth's size. It has dark spots and bright spots and craters.
How were the dark spots on the moon made?
They were created by meteors hitting the moon and making craters.
What are the dark spots and the light areas on the moon called?
Reforming
What are the dark spots and light areas on the moon called?
The Moon is still called a lunar MARE.
What type of rock makes up the dark spots on the Moon?
mineral
How is Jupiter's moon Ganymede similar to Earth's moon?
In one way it has craters. The other is it has dark spots.
How do the dark spots on the moon form?
They thought they were lunar "seas" like the oceans on earth. They are actually vast plains. But even today, they are still called "seas".Many early astronomers thought the dark spots on the moon were "seas". That is how all the lunar maria got their name, such as "Mare Tranquillitatis" which translates into "The Sea of Tranquility".
The name for shapes of the moon seen from earth?
They are called maria. They were formed when asteroid and comet impacts on the moon exposed the mantle of molten rock. The lava flooded into and over the craters and hardened in vast fields forming the dark spots we see when we look up at the moon.
What different surfaces does the moon have?
The moon has plains,mountains,and many craters. The moon also has unactive volcanoes and dark spots called seas.
How did Galileo infer that the moon has highlands?
by looking at the the dark areas thruogh a telescope
