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if you mean craters they got there from asteroids that hit the moons surface with a large impact
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoeither the sun not showing on the moon, causing shadows/Shadows in holes where meteors hit and left craters where the sun does not hit.
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∙ 13y agoCraters on the moon create the dark spots we see at night.
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∙ 13y agoMaterial ejected from a crater
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What force causes tides to occur on Earth's surface?
the gravitational pull of the moon
How the moon affects the Earth's surface?
Moon affects the tide. It causes low tide and high tide on Earth. I guess it does not have a direct impact on the land surface of the Earth.
What causes a new moon?
The New Moon is when the Moon is between the Earth and Sun, so that its lit side is away from view, and its dark side is facing the Earth.
What causes erosion on the moon surface?
Meteorite and asteroid impacts would cause erosion of the moon's surface. Man will also have had an almost minuscule impact as well due to the moon landings although this will be so tiny as to be virtually unmeasurable!
The side of the moon facing earth is dark and the moon not visible?
new moon
Why is the Moon's surface spots?
The spots on the Moon's surface are craters left from collisions with meteors and asteroids.
Why there are the dark spots on the moon?
craters
What does maria mean in space term?
Dark spots on the surface of the Moon. It's caused by asteroids hitting the surface hard enough that lava seeped up and filled the surface.
What is the Moon's surface pitted with?
SPOTS
How were the dark spots on the moon formed?
i think when the moon cooled down.
How does the moon look?
The moon is a sphere about one- seventh of the earth's size. It has dark spots and bright spots and craters.
What did galileo base his theory of the moon's surface on?
well hahhahahahah he umm i dont know im only 9
What are the bright spots called that occur as the moon covers the sun?
The lighter parts on the moon are mountains and highlands. They are more visible as they are at higher elevations. The darker parts are lunar maria, basins cut out by ancient lava flows. They have less craters than the highlands, as the lunar maria were formed after the time period where the most lunar impacts occurred.
How were the dark spots on the moon made?
They were created by meteors hitting the moon and making craters.
What are the dark spots and the light areas on the moon called?
Reforming
What are the light spots of the moon named and what are they?
They are called highlands. They are impact craters on the moon's surface.
What are the dark spots and light areas on the moon called?
The Moon is still called a lunar MARE.
