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The dark colored areas of the moon's surface are referred to as "maria", the Italian and Latin word for "seas". Long before the arid nature of the moon's surface was known, the early observers of the moon interpreted these areas as oceans on the moon, and referred to them accordingly. The light areas have always been (correctly) interpreted as mountain ranges, and named accordingly.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe bright areas that surround the maria are called highlands. The highlands and maria differ in brightness because they are composed of different rock types.
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Bright areas of the moon are called?
terrae
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 is the moon called that the moon is so bright?
because the moon shines so bright
What are terrae?
Terrae are light colored highland or mountainous areas of a moon or planet. A terra may also be a region of heavily overlapping creaters that appears as a bright area on the surface of Venus, Mars, or the Moon.
What are the light and dark areas on the moon?
the light areas of the moon are called the highlands. the dark areas are called maria.
How are the moon's dark-colored areas different from its light-colored areas?
The dark colored areas are actually shadows produced by the sun hitting the moons mountains, casting shadows on the land around them and light colors are not
What are the light area on the moon called?
The lighter-colored regions of the moon are called Highlands
What are the dark colored regions of the moon?
The dark colored areas of the moon's surface are referred to as "maria", the Italian and Latin word for "seas". Long before the arid nature of the moon's surface was known, the early observers of the moon interpreted these areas as oceans on the moon, and referred to them accordingly.And as for the light areas, they have always been (correctly) interpreted as mountain ranges, and named accordingly.
What are the light areas of the moon called?
The phases of the moon
What are dark colored areas that look like oceans and were formed by lava flows?
The "Maria" on the Moon.
What are the light colored mountainous regions on the moon called?
highlands
How much of the bright side of the moon is visible during a full moon?
All of it. That's why it's called a "full" moon.
