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What are the saucer like depressions on the moon's surface called?
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They are called "craters" and were produced by meteor impacts (the vast majority more than 2 billion years ago).
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What are the saucer-like depressions on the moons surface?
craters from hits by meteors.
What is a hollowed out place on the Moon's surface called?
hollowed out places on the moons surface are called
What are the meandering valley like features on the moons surface called?
Rilles
Is there a hole in the moon's surface?
the holes in the moons surface are where astroids hit the moons surface
What feature covers much of the moons 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 are the saucer-like depressions on the moons surface?
craters from hits by meteors.
What is a hollowed out place on the Moon's surface called?
hollowed out places on the moons surface are called
When none of moons surface appears lit what is it called?
It is called New Moon
What are trench-like areas on the moons surface called?
crators
What is the soil-like layer on the moons surface called?
Regolith.
When only a sliver part of the moons surface is lit what is it called?
Cresent.
What are the meandering valley like features on the moons surface called?
Rilles
What are the trench like areas on Moon's surface?
the trench like areas on the moons surface are called craters
Is there a hole in the moon's surface?
the holes in the moons surface are where astroids hit the moons surface
Darker plains of the moons surface?
The valleys on the moon are called rilles. They are long, slender depressions that may have curved or twisting shapes. They may be caused by collapsed lava tubes, cooling lava flows, or parallel crustal faults.
What feature covers much of the moons 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.
Why might the discovery of ice in impact basins at the moons poles be important to future space flights?
when meteorites and other objects strike the moon, they leave behind depressions in the moons surface. The depression left behind by an object striking the moon is known as an imoact basin, or impact crater.
