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the highlands on the moon are called terrae
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What feature covers much of the moons surface?
The moons surface has mountainous highlands and large circular plains. The circular plains are called Maria. The mountain has heights up to 25000 feet.
What are Galileo's moon observations?
Galileo discovered that between the moons night and day sides the top was sometimes irregular and sometimes the bottom was smooth. He realized the irregularities were because the mountains on the moon.
Which is older Maria or highlands?
highlands
What are the light colored mountainous regions on the moon called?
highlands
The lunar highlands have more impact craters than the maria so scientists know that the highlands are what?
the lunar highlands are younger then the lunar maria
What is the oldest area of moons surface?
Lunar Highlands
What are the remains of the moons crust that were not covered by lava debris?
highlands
What are features on the moons surface?
craters
What is the earth's moons surface like?
The moons surface is covered with regolith. There are 2 main kinds of surface; maria and highlands. There are lots of craters and dust. the moons sky is always black.it has no air or water
What feature of the moon did Galileo identify?
Galileo correctly inferred that some of the light-colored features he saw on the moons surface were highlands, or mountains.(:
What are moons light colored highlands?
Cast shadows from crater edges, etc, give the dark parts, while the uncratered highlands reflect light broad enough to appear light colored.
What are the moons light colored highlands?
Cast shadows from crater edges, etc, give the dark parts, while the uncratered highlands reflect light broad enough to appear light colored.
What feature covers much of the moons surface?
The moons surface has mountainous highlands and large circular plains. The circular plains are called Maria. The mountain has heights up to 25000 feet.
What covers much of the moon surface?
The moons surface has mountainous highlands and large circular plains. The circular plains are called Maria. The mountain has heights up to 25000 feet.
What are Galileo's moon observations?
Galileo discovered that between the moons night and day sides the top was sometimes irregular and sometimes the bottom was smooth. He realized the irregularities were because the mountains on the moon.
Which is older Maria or highlands?
highlands
What are the two highland regions on the eastern side of South America?
The Brazillian Highlands and the Guiana Highlands
