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I think you're asking about the moon's "mares," which are broad, relatively smooth plains on the lunar surface. The word "mare" is Latin for sea, which is what early astronomers mistook the plains for.
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What is another scientific word for a crater on the moon?
Maria
What is a sentence for crater?
There is a crater on the moon.
What is A bowl shaped hole on the surface of a planet or moon that was caused by the impact of meteorite?
This is known as an impact crater. Please see the related link.
What is the name of the Moon's largest impact crater?
The South Pole-Aitken basin (not "Aitken crater") on the far side of the moon, at 1,600 miles across, is not only the largest known impact crater on the moon but one of the largest in the solar system. It is also believed to be the moon's oldest and deepest (over 8 miles deep).
What are the bright areas surrounding the Maria on the moon?
mountainous crater regions and the light colored ray systems of a few impact craters
What moon has Herschel crater on it?
There is a "Herschel Crater" on our own Moon; on Mimas; and on the planet Mars.
A round hole made in the surface of a planet or moon by a volcano or a falling meteor?
This is known as a crater.
What is the Moon's largest crater?
The cheese crater. The cheese crater is the cheeseiest crater in all of cheese land.
What are dark flat areas on the moon's surface?
The large flat areas on the moon are called "Maria" (Latin for "seas", because the early astronomers thought that's what they are). They are huge regions of smooth rock. If very dark, they are so by being in shadows. Smaller dark spots are meteor-impact crater floors in the shadows of the crater wall.
How do you use crater in a sentence?
There is a crater on the top of a moon and a volcano.
What is the name of the oldest crater found on the moon?
Alcatzervater Crater
A bowl shaped depression on a planet or moon?
a crater
