Dark plains
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.
Maria, or "seas", which is what "maria" means.
These dark flat areas are called lunar maria, which are large basaltic plains formed by ancient volcanic activity. They have lower elevation compared to the surrounding highlands and were formed billions of years ago by lava flows filling in large impact basins.
The dark flat areas found on the surface of the moon are called maria, which is the Latin word for "seas." They were formed by ancient volcanic activity and are lower in elevation than the surrounding highlands.
Maria, also known as lunar seas, are the dark relatively flat regions of the moon's surface that were formed when interior lava filled large basins.
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.
When Galileo looked through his telescope at the moon, he saw dark, flat parts of the moon's surface which he called maria.
Dark maira of seas
Faces
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.
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.
Maria, or "seas", which is what "maria" means.
that the moon was not flat, it was a sphere.
Nimbostratus Cloud
Flat regions of dry lava on the surface of the moon are called maria. They are large dark basins formed by ancient volcanic activity and are visible from Earth as dark areas on the lunar surface.
These dark flat areas are called lunar maria, which are large basaltic plains formed by ancient volcanic activity. They have lower elevation compared to the surrounding highlands and were formed billions of years ago by lava flows filling in large impact basins.
The most usual term for large, flat areas is plains.