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They are the "maria". They were formed from volcanic lava flows.
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∙ 14y agoI haven't really thought about it before, but I believe that the dark blue areas on the moon's surface are perhaps the shadows within the canyons and craters on the moon.
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What are the meandering valley like features on the moons surface called?
Rilles
What are the features that covers much of the moons surface?
The moon is mostly covered with craters.
Is there a hole in the moon's surface?
the holes in the moons surface are where astroids hit the moons surface
What are the large circular features on the moons surface?
The very largest impact features on the Moon are the enormous impact basins: great circular plains from 300 to more than a thousand kilometers across
What is a meteor that strikes the moons surface?
meteorite
What features are found on the moons surface?
craters
What are features on the moons surface?
craters
What is the definition of maria?
Dark flat areas on the moons surface
What are the meandering valley like features on the moons surface called?
Rilles
What are the dark and light areas on the moons surface?
A "Maria", which is translated into "sea".
What are the features that covers much of the moons surface?
The moon is mostly covered with craters.
Which of jupiters moons surface features provide evidence of a subsurface liquid ocean?
Europa...
What are some of the observation that have been made of the moon?
that there are dark flat creators on the regions of moons surface.
Is there a hole in the moon's surface?
the holes in the moons surface are where astroids hit the moons surface
Surface features of Neptune?
The Great Dark Spot, hurricanes, and swirling clouds.
What are the moons surface features and interior?
everyone nose that the moon is made out of cheese, but what most people don't know is there are nachos deep in the core
What do surface features and their distribution on the moons surface tell you about its history?
Earth's shadow on the moon proved that earth wasn't flat. When galileo first turned his telescope to the moon, he found a surface scarred by craters and maria. Before that time, many people believed that all planetary bodies were "perfect" without surface features.
