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A "Maria", which is translated into "sea".
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∙ 10y agoThose are the lunar mare (plural maria) and this is the Latin word for 'seas'. Astronomers called these seas before they realised there was no water on the moon.
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∙ 15y agoThey're called "seas", or in Latin- mare. Bit of a misnomer.
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∙ 9y agoThey are called Lunar Maria (pronounced Mar-ee-ah). The singular is Lunar Mare (Mar-ay). They are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions.
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∙ 9y agoThe darker plains on the surface of the moon are called maria. The lighter surfaces on the moon are called terrae, or the lunar highlands.
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∙ 16y agomare seas
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When the moon appears completely dark it is called?
When the moon appears completely dark it is called a new moon.
Why is the Moon dark all of the time?
The moon is not dark all the time. It is dark in a phase called a "new moon." But it only temporarily lasts.
What are the shadows in the moon called in China?
In China, the dark shadows that are on the moon are called "the toad in the moon".
Galileo called the dark flat parts on the moon what?
Dark plains
What are the dark spots and light areas on the moon called?
The Moon is still called a lunar MARE.
When the moon appears completely dark it is called?
When the moon appears completely dark it is called a new moon.
What are the light and dark areas on the moon?
the light areas of the moon are called the highlands. the dark areas are called maria.
Why is the Moon dark all of the time?
The moon is not dark all the time. It is dark in a phase called a "new moon." But it only temporarily lasts.
What are the shadows in the moon called in China?
In China, the dark shadows that are on the moon are called "the toad in the moon".
Galileo called the dark flat parts on the moon what?
Dark plains
What are The dark flat areas on the moon are called?
Dark maira of seas
What phase is the Moon in when it appears completely dark?
When there is no visibile moon it is called 'New Moon'.
What are the dark spots and light areas on the moon called?
The Moon is still called a lunar MARE.
Why is one side of the moon called the dark side?
It's not. The moon is always half light and half dark, but it's not always the same places. -- Take a soccer ball and a flashlight into a dark room. -- Turn on the flashlight, and point it at the soccer ball. -- Half of the ball is lit up, and the other half is dark. -- No matter how you turn the ball, no matter how quickly you move or which way you bend, no matter how you manipulate the flashlight, no matter how much you wiggle and dance ... 50% of the surface of the ball is lit up, and the remaining 50% of its surface is dark. -- 50% of the Earth is lit up, and the remaining 50% of it is dark. The light and dark places keep changing, but the Earth is always half light and half dark. -- 50% of the Moon is lit up, and the remaining 50% of it is dark. The light and dark places keep changing, but the Moon is always half light and half dark.
Which side is the so called dark side of the moon?
right side of the moon
What are the dark shadows on the moon called?
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What are the dark features seen on the moon called?
The Umbra.
