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At just about any phase, you can see half of the Moon's surface. Close to new moon, however, it may be hard to see the dark side.

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What phases of the moon are you able to see the most surface area?

At just about any phase, you can see half of the Moon's surface. Close to new moon, however, it may be hard to see the dark side.


Which is the moon phase that no ne of the lighted surface of the moon can be seen from earth?

New moon.


What is the moon phase that occurs after a new moon and only half of the lighted side can be seen?

This is the first quarter phase. The moon looks half lit, half in shadow, but you actually can only see one quarter of the moons surface at this point (during a full moon, you would only be able to see half of the moons surface - the half that faces us).


What is the surface area of the moon in square milles?

Earth's moon (surface area) - 14,645,750 square miles.


Why people cannot see the moon phase?

Any person on earth can see the phase of the moon by looking for the moon in the night sky. The only reason you would not be able to determine the phase of the moon by observational means would be if the night sky was obscured by clouds.

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What phases of the moon are you able to see the most surface area?

At just about any phase, you can see half of the Moon's surface. Close to new moon, however, it may be hard to see the dark side.


Which phase of the moon is the surface largest?

Full moon


During which phase of the moon will you see most of the moon's surface?

Full Moon


Which is the moon phase that no ne of the lighted surface of the moon can be seen from earth?

New moon.


In which phase of the moon does the surface appear entirely covered in shadow?

It is a new moon.


Is more of the Moon's surface visible during a new moon?

No. None of the lunar surface is visible from Earth during the New Moon phase.


What is the moon phase that occurs after a new moon and only half of the lighted side can be seen?

This is the first quarter phase. The moon looks half lit, half in shadow, but you actually can only see one quarter of the moons surface at this point (during a full moon, you would only be able to see half of the moons surface - the half that faces us).


What is the surface area of the moon in square milles?

Earth's moon (surface area) - 14,645,750 square miles.


What is the surface area of the moon in square kilometers?

The moon has a surface area of about 37.93 million square kilometers.


How much surface area does the earth have?

the surface of the moon is 0.074 of earth's surface area


What is a gibbons moon?

It's called a gibbous moon, and it is a moon phase where more than half of the visible surface of the moon can be seen.


What is the low sunken surface feature of the moon?

The low sunken surface area on the moon is the result of when the surface of the moon was once struck by a large meteorite.