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What is the definition of maria?
Dark flat areas on the moons surface
What are the dark and light areas on the moons surface?
A "Maria", which is translated into "sea".
What are the dark areas on the suns surface?
They are called sun spots, dark areas that are cooler than the rest of the surface.
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 dark areas on the surface of the sun?
Dark areas on the surface of the sun are called sunspots. They appear darker because they are cooler areas compared to their surroundings due to strong magnetic activity. Sunspots are temporary phenomena that can last from days to weeks.
What are some of the observation that have been made of the moon?
that there are dark flat creators on the regions of moons surface.
Are maria a flat areas on the moons surface?
Maria are large, dark, basaltic plains on the Moon's surface that were formed by ancient volcanic activity. They are made up of solidified lava flows and are relatively flat compared to the rugged highlands that make up the rest of the lunar surface.
What feature covers much of the moons surface?
The feature covering much of the moon's surface is the lunar mare, which are large dark plains formed by ancient volcanic activity. These mare areas are less cratered compared to the highlands and are thought to be composed of basalt rock.
What are dark areas on the sun surface called?
Sun spots!
What is a moons maria?
Maria is a bunch of Basaltic material (which is igneous rock) that came together on the moon. It formed when the moon cooled. People used to think that the dark spots (maria) on the moon were oceans.
What are the surface features of sun?
Photosphere- outer (gaseous) layer or surface of sun that we see Faculae- bright areas Sunspots- dark areas
What are dark areas on the Moon's surface created by lava flows?
highlands
