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The dark areas that form the 'man in the moon' are large flat plains called maria and the brighter parts of the moon are the lunar highlands and the mountain ranges.
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What are the two main type of terrain on the moon?
The two main types of terrain are Maria and Terrae.
What are two types of terrain on the moon?
The two distinctive types of terrain on the moon are the cratery and mountainous highlands and the dark flat maria, the maria are darker in color than the maria.
What are the two main lands of the moon?
The 2 main lands of the moon are 1. Maria 2. Highlands
What color is Jupiter's moon Ganymede?
Ganymede has two types of terrain so it is about 60% light gray and 40% darker gray.
What type of landscape makes up the Moon's surface?
The Moon has two main surface types: the "maria" and the "terrae" (highland areas). The whole Moon is cratered, but most craters are in the highland areas. The maria were formed from ancient lava flows and were once thought to be seas of water.
What are the two main type of terrain on the moon?
The two main types of terrain are Maria and Terrae.
If Mars had a moon would it effect its terrain?
Mars does have two moon .
What are two types of terrain on the moon?
The two distinctive types of terrain on the moon are the cratery and mountainous highlands and the dark flat maria, the maria are darker in color than the maria.
What causes the different colors on the moon?
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.
What are the two main lands of the moon?
The 2 main lands of the moon are 1. Maria 2. Highlands
What color is Jupiter's moon Ganymede?
Ganymede has two types of terrain so it is about 60% light gray and 40% darker gray.
What are two main things that the moon those not have?
The two main thing the moon does not have are air and water. Water was actually recently discovered on the moon: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/13/water.moon.nasa/index.html
What type of landscape makes up the Moon's surface?
The Moon has two main surface types: the "maria" and the "terrae" (highland areas). The whole Moon is cratered, but most craters are in the highland areas. The maria were formed from ancient lava flows and were once thought to be seas of water.
Who is the main character in sailor moon?
Well, there are really two, Serena and Darien
What are the two main features of the moon?
It reflects light from the Sun and it has different phases.
What causes the formation of the two type of ocean currents?
The MOON and SUN
How many syllables are in terrain?
two
