A maria looks like a dark, flat region
lunar
Which of these lunar features is the oldest? 1. maria basins 2. lunar highlands 3. rayed craters like Copernicus 4. lunar soil
Which of these lunar features is the oldest? 1. maria basins 2. lunar highlands 3. rayed craters like Copernicus 4. lunar soil
the lunar highlands are younger then the lunar maria
Maria
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo_lrv.html
Yes, "mare" is the Latin word for "sea". The lunar "seas" were so named by early astronomers because they though the lunar maria were seas like on Earth.
The lunar maria are smooth and dark regions found on the moon' surface. Maria cover approximately 17 percent of the lunar surface area.
A Maria.
Maria
The lunar highlands are older than the maria.
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