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Which planet has the moon named maria?
Maria isn't a name of a moon, though it's what the dark areas on our own moon are called which were once though to be seas.
A 'sea' on the moon is called a?
Maria. The dark patches on the moon were once thought to be seas and are called maria (Latin for `seas`). These are not actual seas containing water but are plains formed by ancient volcanic eruptions on the lunar surface. -RoryHem
What did Galileo call the dark flat parts of the moon?
He thought they were seas. He called them maria (Latin for sea). Today scientists still call the dark, flat parts maria. Marias were formed when magma flowed through the surface of the moon. The magma cooled and became flat and dark.
What are craters and maria?
Craters are formed when space debris collides with a body such as a planet or a moon, material is ejected to form a large cavity on the surface. Maria is the name of the dark areas on the moons surface, originally thought to be seas, but is now known to be ancient lava plains.
What formed when ancient lava reaches the moon and filled its craters?
The dark patches on the moon were once thought to be seas and are called maria (Latin for `seas`). These are not actual seas containing water but are plains formed by ancient volcanic eruptions on the lunar surface, lava.
Which planet has the moon named maria?
Maria isn't a name of a moon, though it's what the dark areas on our own moon are called which were once though to be seas.
What are the flat areas on the moon called?
Maria, or "seas", which is what "maria" means.
What are the maria's that are on the moon named?
They are called seas.
Does the earth have maria?
There are Five Oceans and Seven Seas, all aquatic- unlike the Maria on the Moon which are dry lakes- no water on this sub-planet.
A 'sea' on the moon is called a?
Maria. The dark patches on the moon were once thought to be seas and are called maria (Latin for `seas`). These are not actual seas containing water but are plains formed by ancient volcanic eruptions on the lunar surface. -RoryHem
What are dark places on the moon called?
A "Maria", which is translated into "sea".
What are seas on moon the called?
The dark patches on the moon were once thought to be seas and are called maria (Latin for `seas`). These are not actual seas containing water but are plains formed by ancient volcanic eruptions on the lunar surface.
Why are there so few craters on the maria?
The maria are the craters. I believe it was Galileo who saw the dark spots on the moon and thought that they were seas, which is why he called them maria ("mar" being Latin for sea). Since then, advancements have been made in astronomy which have shown that the maria are not seas, but craters.
The moons large areas of flat plains are called?
They are call Maria ( Latin for "seas" ).
Why is the sea of tranquility different from other seas?
the Moon The Sea of Tranquillity or Sea of Tranquility is a lunar mare that sits within the Tranquillitatis basin on the Moon. It is the first location on another world to be visited by humans.
What did Galileo call the dark flat parts of the moon?
He thought they were seas. He called them maria (Latin for sea). Today scientists still call the dark, flat parts maria. Marias were formed when magma flowed through the surface of the moon. The magma cooled and became flat and dark.
What is earth's most dominant feature?
It's seas, that's why we're called the Blue Planet.
