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They are impact basins that have been flooded with (once-molten) lunar basaltic lavas, which are naturally dark in color.
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How does a mare differ from a crater?
A mare is a smooth, dark area on the surface of the moon. A crater is a huge hole caused by a meteor or meteorite. Hope that satisfies you! If not come back soon and i'll have another answer.
Is the night dark because of the thick cloud covering the sun?
No. The earth turns, it gets dark at night because the sun is no longer shining on the part of the earth that you are on.
Where are you likely to find dark-rich soil in a soil profile?
you are likely to find dark, humus-rich soil in an A-horizon profile because that's where dark soil is found & the composition is the particles of weathered rock materials mixed with humus.
Which color water evaporates the fastest?
If your talking in color such as dark colors and light colors, i would say dark colors. I did this experiment once and the darker water evaporated faster in sunlight because dark colors absorb alot of the suns rays. This also depends where you put the water. If you put it outside, dark water evaporates faster, inside is clear water. Also the temperature
Is loam usually light or dark?
dark
What is the dark areas on moons surface called?
The Lunar plains are referred to as Maria (Latin for seas .) because ancient observers thought them to be water like Earth's own oceans .
Is maria smooth?
The lunar maria are smooth and dark regions found on the moon' surface. Maria cover approximately 17 percent of the lunar surface area.
What do lunar maria look like?
A maria looks like a dark, flat region
How do the dark spots on the moon form?
They thought they were lunar "seas" like the oceans on earth. They are actually vast plains. But even today, they are still called "seas".Many early astronomers thought the dark spots on the moon were "seas". That is how all the lunar maria got their name, such as "Mare Tranquillitatis" which translates into "The Sea of Tranquility".
What is the large dark matches of cooled lava on the moon?
They are called lunar maria.
What are the dark areas of the moon?
The lunar maria (pronounced /ˈmɑri.ə/; singular: mare, two syllables /ˈmɑreɪ/[1]) are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. They were dubbed maria, Latin for "seas", by early astronomers who mistook them for actual seas
What is maria on moon made of?
The lunar maria are large, dark, basaltic plains, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions
What is maria made of on the moon?
The lunar maria are large, dark, basaltic plains, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions
A 'sea' on the moon is called a?
Maria. The dark patches on the moon were once thought to be seas and are called maria (Latin for `seas`). These are not actual seas containing water but are plains formed by ancient volcanic eruptions on the lunar surface. -RoryHem
Is mare another word for crater?
A lunar mare is Latin for sea. The dark and relatively featureless lunar plains are called seas, because ancient observers thought they contained water. Hence why they are called "seas".
What maria on the surface of the moon look like and how they came to be known as maria.?
Maria are large, dark, basaltic plains on the moon. Galileo named these places 'maria' after the Latin word for sea because he thought they looked like oceans.
What are dark colored relatively flat regions of the moon's surface formed when interior lava filled large basins?
The lunar maria (singular: mare) are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions.no that won't fit in my crossword _ _ _ _ amaria
