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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.
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∙ 12y agoThe dark "splotches" on the Moon are collectively called "maria", Latin for "seas". Historically they were given names as if they were bodies of water (Sea of Tranquility, Ocean of Storms, Bay of Rainbows, etc). In actuality they're just plains composed of darker rock than the rest of the surface.
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∙ 14y agothe trench like areas on the moons surface are called craters
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∙ 12y agoVallis - (Latin for valley)
RILLE - long, narrow depressions in the lunar surface that resemble channels
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∙ 14y agoTrench-like valleys on the moon are called Rilles
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∙ 13y agoseas not with water . these places are called seas because in olden days people thought they were seas.
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∙ 14y agovalleys,craters,even ridges on the surface!!
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∙ 12y agoAncient lava flows that were once thought to be oceans. They are called 'lunar maria'. 'Maria' is Latin for 'seas'.
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∙ 13y agoCraters.
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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.
Is there a hole in the moon's surface?
the holes in the moons surface are where astroids hit the moons surface
On the moon Maria's are?
The visible surface of the moon is divided into lighter and darker areas. The darker areas are called "Maria," which is the plural of the Latin word for "sea" (mare). These areas are vast lunar plains, and aren't literally seas, as they exist on earth.
What are the large circular features on the moons surface?
The very largest impact features on the Moon are the enormous impact basins: great circular plains from 300 to more than a thousand kilometers across
Which planet has 13 moons and 5 rings?
Neptune has 13 moons and 5 rings. Neptune's rings are much darker than Saturn's rings.
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 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.
Is there a hole in the moon's surface?
the holes in the moons surface are where astroids hit the moons surface
What are the Moon's Maria's?
The visible surface of the moon is divided into lighter and darker areas. The darker areas are called "Maria," which is the plural of the Latin word for "sea" (mare). These areas are vast lunar plains, and aren't literally seas, as they exist on earth.
On the moon Maria's are?
The visible surface of the moon is divided into lighter and darker areas. The darker areas are called "Maria," which is the plural of the Latin word for "sea" (mare). These areas are vast lunar plains, and aren't literally seas, as they exist on earth.
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 the broad flat plains on the moon?
The darker, roughly flat, plains of the Moon are called 'seas.'
How are the moons seen from the surface of Jupiter?
You would not be able to see the moons from the surface; Jupiter's atmosphere is too thick.
What is the earth's moons surface like?
The moons surface is covered with regolith. There are 2 main kinds of surface; maria and highlands. There are lots of craters and dust. the moons sky is always black.it has no air or water
What is the larger part of the moons shadow that's less darker then the umbra?
Penumbra.
What created the moons surface?
Metorites
What are the large circular features on the moons surface?
The very largest impact features on the Moon are the enormous impact basins: great circular plains from 300 to more than a thousand kilometers across
