There are two types of terrain on the moon. The Lunar Highlands are the older type of terrain, which is indicated by the large number of craters on this terrain. This cratered terrain has the lighter color of the two types of terrain.
The other terrain is the Lunar Lowlands or Maria(sp?). Mare means "Sea", and these darker patches of terrain resembled seas to early astronomers. These are thought to be the remains of ancient gigantic impact craters on the moon which flooded with lava and cooled.
The different colors on the moon are caused by variations in the mineral composition of its surface. For example, areas rich in iron oxide appear red, while areas with titanium dioxide may appear blue. The angle of sunlight hitting the surface can also affect the perception of color.
The moon shows us different percentages of its surface as it revolves around the Earth. It goes through phases because of the way the sun illuminates its surface. The site below helps to explain.
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/moonphase.html
Different colors of light travel at slightly different speeds in the material of the prism. This causes a refraction that spreads apart the colors.
wavelength
it doesn't happen on the moon ... there no wind , water or any thing else that causes erosion on the moon :)
The Moon appears to wax and wane as seen from Earth due to its changing position relative to the Sun. When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, we see the illuminated side (waxing). When the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun, we see the shadowed side (waning).
The moon has three main motions: rotation on its axis, revolution around the Earth, and axial tilt. Rotation on its axis gives us different views of the moon's surface, while revolution around the Earth causes its phases. Axial tilt influences the moon's position relative to the Earth and the sun, affecting tides.
Different impurities give it different colors.
different wavelengths from different colours
The moon turns different colors because of refraction of the Sun's light, either directly or indirectly, through the Earth's atmosphere.
When the moon pulls on different parts of the Earth it causes tides
When the moon pulls on different parts of the Earth it causes tides
The different colors or the moon are yellow, red, and white. These colors are due to the different lights and points of view from which we look at the moon. When it's directly overhead it looks white, while when it's rising or setting it looks yellow, or red. The differences in colors are due to light, and reflections from your eyes to the moon.
When you look at a rock and see different colors, those colors are minerals .The pressure and heat causes the minerals in the rock to change into different minerals which cause the different colors in the rocks.
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the moon is black because there is no sun reflecting on it the sun is behind the moon
it is to do with the positionin of the sun n moon and when there are different shapes the moon has blocked out some of the sunlight which causes there 2 be different shapes hope that helps JB
the moon changing toward the earth at different faces of the moons and different time and years.
The moon itself never changes color. When the moon looks a different color, it is because particles in the atmosphere scatter light in different wavelengths. Depending on which wavelengths they are at the time, the moon can look white, gray, pink or orange.