A "Maria", which is translated into "sea".
Those are the lunar mare (plural maria) and this is the Latin word for 'seas'. Astronomers called these seas before they realised there was no water on the moon.
They're called "seas", or in Latin- mare. Bit of a misnomer.
They are called Lunar Maria (pronounced Mar-ee-ah). The singular is Lunar Mare (Mar-ay). They are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions.
The darker plains on the surface of the moon are called maria. The lighter surfaces on the moon are called terrae, or the lunar highlands.
mare seas
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When the moon appears completely dark it is called a new moon.
The moon is not dark all the time. It is dark in a phase called a "new moon." But it only temporarily lasts.
In China, the dark shadows that are on the moon are called "the toad in the moon".
Dark plains
The Moon is still called a lunar MARE.
When the moon appears completely dark it is called a new moon.
the light areas of the moon are called the highlands. the dark areas are called maria.
The moon is not dark all the time. It is dark in a phase called a "new moon." But it only temporarily lasts.
In China, the dark shadows that are on the moon are called "the toad in the moon".
Dark maira of seas
Dark plains
When there is no visibile moon it is called 'New Moon'.
The Moon is still called a lunar MARE.
It's not. The moon is always half light and half dark, but it's not always the same places. -- Take a soccer ball and a flashlight into a dark room. -- Turn on the flashlight, and point it at the soccer ball. -- Half of the ball is lit up, and the other half is dark. -- No matter how you turn the ball, no matter how quickly you move or which way you bend, no matter how you manipulate the flashlight, no matter how much you wiggle and dance ... 50% of the surface of the ball is lit up, and the remaining 50% of its surface is dark. -- 50% of the Earth is lit up, and the remaining 50% of it is dark. The light and dark places keep changing, but the Earth is always half light and half dark. -- 50% of the Moon is lit up, and the remaining 50% of it is dark. The light and dark places keep changing, but the Moon is always half light and half dark.
right side of the moon
The moon is both cold and hot. In places where the sun shines on the surface , it can get to over 220 degrees. On the dark side of the moon or in the places that are in shadows, it can get to - 220 degrees or colder! The moon's lack of atmosphere is what causes these great variations in temperature. Without air, the heat from the sun does not get distributed and averaged out like on Earth.
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