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The dark and relatively featureless lunar plains which we can seen with the naked eye are called maria (Latin for "seas"), as they were once believed by ancient astronomers to be filled with water. (Oh how so wrong)
The first lunar landing, landed on the Sea of tranquility but it did not splash.
See related link for a picture of the "seas".
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoGalileo had once thought that the maria on the moon were big oceans, but they turned out to be just dark areas on the moon where lava flows were once there. As for the origin, i don't understand the question at all.
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∙ 16y agoThe maria on the moon appear darker than the surrounding areas, which gave rise to the speculation that they were water.
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∙ 11y agoThe "seas" are now known to be made from lava that flowed out of volcanoes.
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A 'sea' on the moon is called a?
Maria. The dark patches on the moon were once thought to be seas and are called maria (Latin for `seas`). These are not actual seas containing water but are plains formed by ancient volcanic eruptions on the lunar surface. -RoryHem
What formed when ancient lava reaches the moon and filled its craters?
The dark patches on the moon were once thought to be seas and are called maria (Latin for `seas`). These are not actual seas containing water but are plains formed by ancient volcanic eruptions on the lunar surface, lava.
Is maria smooth?
The lunar maria are smooth and dark regions found on the moon' surface. Maria cover approximately 17 percent of the lunar surface area.
What is the large dark matches of cooled lava on the moon?
They are called lunar maria.
If you have seas with no water coasts with no sand towns without ponies mountains without land What are you?
Lunar mare
What are the lunar landforms that were originally thought to be calm seas?
Maria
These lunar landforms were originally thought to be calm seas.?
maria.
What are the lunar landforms were originally thought to be calm seas.?
Maria
Does the maria area of the moon have another name?
Yes, "mare" is the Latin word for "sea". The lunar "seas" were so named by early astronomers because they though the lunar maria were seas like on Earth.
What are dark places on the moon called?
A "Maria", which is translated into "sea".
A 'sea' on the moon is called a?
Maria. The dark patches on the moon were once thought to be seas and are called maria (Latin for `seas`). These are not actual seas containing water but are plains formed by ancient volcanic eruptions on the lunar surface. -RoryHem
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".
What latin word is used to refer to the lunar seas?
Mare is the Latin word that means sea; the plural is maria
Stuff that the moon has that the earth doesn't?
The moon has many craters, and it does not have the atmosphere that the Earth has. There are lunar seas known as maria on the moon.
What are seas on moon the called?
The dark patches on the moon were once thought to be seas and are called maria (Latin for `seas`). These are not actual seas containing water but are plains formed by ancient volcanic eruptions on the lunar surface.
What are the dark areas of the moon?
The lunar maria (pronounced /ˈmɑri.ə/; singular: mare, two syllables /ˈmɑreɪ/[1]) are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. They were dubbed maria, Latin for "seas", by early astronomers who mistook them for actual seas
What formed when ancient lava reaches the moon and filled its craters?
The dark patches on the moon were once thought to be seas and are called maria (Latin for `seas`). These are not actual seas containing water but are plains formed by ancient volcanic eruptions on the lunar surface, lava.
