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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.
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The different shapes of the moon seen from earth are called?
Moon Phases , or Lunar Phases.
Why does the moon seems to change shapes?
Those are the different shapes of the lit portion of the Moon that can be seen from Earth
Why is the moon not seen from the earth?
The moon is seen from the Earth...
What can be seen from earth's orbit other than the moon?
The moon's phases can be seen from the earth, but not by an observer on the moon. Similarly, the earth's phases can be seen from the moon, but not by an observer on the earth.
What moons can be seen from earth?
Only our moon ("The Moon") can be seen from Earth.
The different shapes of the moon as seen from earth are?
New Moon Waxing Crescent First Quarter Waxing Gibbous Full Moon Waning Gibbous Third Quarter Waning Crescent New Moon
Why can the Moon be seen from Earth because of sunlight?
It is not because of sunlight that the Moon can be seen from Earth. It has everything to do with the location of the Earth and Moon, and the properties of reflected light.
Why can only some of the moon be seen at one time?
Half of the moon is always lit up by the sun at any given time, and the moon orbits the Earth so us observers on Earth will see different amounts of the moon lit up. These different "shapes" we see are called the phases of the moon.
Is the phase of the moon depend on how much of the lighted side of the moon can be seen from earth?
Not exactly. The lighted side of the moon as seen from Earth is that part that is not shadowed by the Earth.
What is the map of the stars as seen from the moon?
There's only one difference between the sky seen from the Earth and the sky seen from the moon. The sky seen from the Earth has a moon in it, and the sky seen from the moon has an Earth in it. Other than that, exactly the same objects in the same patterns are seen from both places.
Why do we see phases of the moon during the month?
Because the Moon orbits the Earth about once each month. Since the moon is roughly spherical, when light hits it on one side we seen a different shape depending on its position relative to Earth, and these shapes define the different phases.
Why do we see phases of the moon during a month?
Because the Moon orbits the Earth about once each month. Since the moon is roughly spherical, when light hits it on one side we seen a different shape depending on its position relative to Earth, and these shapes define the different phases.
