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What feature covers much of the moons surface?
The feature covering much of the moon's surface is the lunar mare, which are large dark plains formed by ancient volcanic activity. These mare areas are less cratered compared to the highlands and are thought to be composed of basalt rock.
What covers much of the moon surface?
The moons surface has mountainous highlands and large circular plains. The circular plains are called Maria. The mountain has heights up to 25000 feet.
What is the dark areas on moons surface called?
The Lunar plains are referred to as Maria (Latin for seas .) because ancient observers thought them to be water like Earth's own oceans .
What are trench-like areas on the moons surface called?
crators
What mercury four large moons called?
it has no moon
What are the trench like areas on Moon's surface?
the trench like areas on the moons surface are called craters
What are the names of Jupiter's big moons?
The four large moons on Jupiter, or Galilean moons for the astronomer who discovered them, are called Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
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.
What are satellites of planets?
Natural satellites of planets are called moons, if they are large enough.
When the space rocks get large enough?
they are called meteors, comets, moons or planets.
Are maria a flat areas on the moons surface?
Maria are large, dark, basaltic plains on the Moon's surface that were formed by ancient volcanic activity. They are made up of solidified lava flows and are relatively flat compared to the rugged highlands that make up the rest of the lunar surface.
How large are moons?
there are 63 moons and 4 of them are big
