Rilles. All trenches on the Moon a called by this appellation, since we don't know exactly what caused them [ i. e. , plate tectonics , erosion , or other terms we use for cracks on Earth ] .
B. rilles. Rilles are long, narrow depressions on the Moon's surface that are typically formed by ancient lava flows or tectonic activity. They can appear as cracks in the bedrock when viewed from a distance.
Maria, or "seas", which is what "maria" means.
Dark places on the moon are called lunar maria, which are large, flat, dark-colored basaltic plains formed by ancient volcanic activity. These areas contrast with the brighter highlands on the moon's surface.
Low altitude areas on the moon are called maria, which are large dark plains formed by ancient volcanic activity. The maria are located on the side of the moon that faces Earth.
Rilles. Rilles are long, narrow depressions on the Moon's surface, often found in lunar maria. They can be several kilometers wide and hundreds of kilometers long, thought to have been formed by ancient lava flows or collapsing lava tubes.
Cracks in the moon's bedrock are called "faults" or "fractures." These features are caused by stress and movement within the lunar surface, much like on Earth.
B. rilles. Rilles are long, narrow depressions on the Moon's surface that are typically formed by ancient lava flows or tectonic activity. They can appear as cracks in the bedrock when viewed from a distance.
Craters :P
the light areas of the moon are called the highlands. the dark areas are called maria.
cracks in the moon's icy surface
They are called seas.
Maria, or "seas", which is what "maria" means.
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.
When Galileo looked through his telescope at the moon, he saw dark, flat parts of the moon's surface which he called maria.
The moons smooth parts are called Maria
Dark places on the moon are called lunar maria, which are large, flat, dark-colored basaltic plains formed by ancient volcanic activity. These areas contrast with the brighter highlands on the moon's surface.
it is called "Maria"