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What are the large stretches of dark sand and dust scattered over the moon surface called?
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Large stretches of dark sand and dust scattered over the moon's surface?
The stretches of dark sand fooled early observers of the moon, who called them the mares, or seas. Some of the most prominent mares are Mare Tranquilitaties and Mare Imbrium.
What are the large holes on the moon called?
The large indentation on the surface of the moon areÊcalled craters. It is a circular depression in the surface of the moon and other solid body in the solar system.Ê
What Dark relatively flat regions of the moon's surface that were formed when interior lava filled large basins are called?
craters
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 large planets called?
The large planets of the Solar system are Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. They are considered gas giants because they consist mostly of gas with no solid surface.
Large stretches of dark sand and dust scattered over the moon's surface?
The stretches of dark sand fooled early observers of the moon, who called them the mares, or seas. Some of the most prominent mares are Mare Tranquilitaties and Mare Imbrium.
What are low lying stretches of flat land called?
Low lying area with large stretches of land
What is a group of closely scattered islands in a large of water called?
Keys
What is a rock with large crystals scattered on a background of much smaller crystals called?
If igneous, it is called a porphyry.
What are separated by four large stretches of the salt water called?
It is an island, which is a piece of land surrounded on four sides by water.
The surface of the moon has large scars called?
craters
What are large streams of surface water called?
A large stream of surface water is usually called a river. A river is freshwater and runs from high to low ground.
What are large landmasses on earth's surface?
Large landmasses on the earth's surface are the continents.These are (in no particular order):AfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeNorth AmericaSouth AmericaAntarctica
What are the large holes on the moon called?
The large indentation on the surface of the moon areÊcalled craters. It is a circular depression in the surface of the moon and other solid body in the solar system.Ê
What are large streams of surface sea water called?
IT'S called ocean currents or just called currents.
What are large streams of water called?
A large stream of surface water is usually called a river. A river is freshwater and runs from high to low ground.
The earths surface is broken into large pieces what are they called?
Tectonic Plates
