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The visible surface of the moon is divided into lighter and darker areas. The darker areas are called "Maria," which is the plural of the Latin word for "sea" (mare). These areas are vast lunar plains, and aren't literally seas, as they exist on earth.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 14y agoi think u mean 'describe' but anyway.... Maria (plural of MARE) are dark, lowland plains formed on the moon's surface. Early astronomers, thinking that these were bodies of water, gave them names of appropriate for lunar seas.
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∙ 10y agoThere is no such thing. The cliche or phrase is "the man in the moon," and refers to the perceived face on the surface of the moon as seen from Earth.
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∙ 14y agono its a man
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What did the Maria on the moon form from?
The Maria on the moon was formed from lava/magma.
Describe the maria and highlands on the moon?
Highland- Light area on the moon Maria- Dark area on the moon
What is younger on the moon the maria or the craters?
the maria .
What is a moons maria?
Maria is a bunch of Basaltic material (which is igneous rock) that came together on the moon. It formed when the moon cooled. People used to think that the dark spots (maria) on the moon were oceans.
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.
Where was maria on the moon formed?
The maria's on the moon were formed by meteors slamming into it.
What did the Maria on the moon form from?
The Maria on the moon was formed from lava/magma.
Describe the maria and highlands on the moon?
Highland- Light area on the moon Maria- Dark area on the moon
What is younger on the moon the maria or the craters?
the maria .
What is a moons maria?
Maria is a bunch of Basaltic material (which is igneous rock) that came together on the moon. It formed when the moon cooled. People used to think that the dark spots (maria) on the moon were oceans.
Does mercury have maria?
Unlike the earth's moon, Mercury does not have maria.
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.
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.
How old is maria from harvest moon?
Maria had 15 years old!
What are the flat areas on the moon called?
Maria, or "seas", which is what "maria" means.
What is the name for warm body of water that is in the oceans called?
Maria this is the answer that makes the most sence! Maria this is the answer that makes the most sence! no actually maria are the oceans of the moon, the darker areas of the moon are called maria.
How did Maria on the moon get its name?
it has to do with science
