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Name the three kinds of features that Galileo saw on the Moon's surface?
Craters. Mountainous areas. Also, the dark areas called "maria" are very prominent, mainly on the side of the Moon facing Earth. The whole surface is covered in broken rock and dust. That's why astronauts left footprints.
Why did Galileo use the Latin word 'Maria' to descibe the vast lakes of harded lava he saw on the moon?
Galileo used the Latin word 'Maria' to describe the vast lakes of hardened lava he saw on the moon because 'Maria' means 'seas' in Latin. Although these features are not actual bodies of water, they resemble the appearance of large, dark, smooth plains or seas when observed from Earth.
What did Galileo discover about the earth's moon?
he made a telescope, made it look at images 20x closer. He looked at the Jupiter and then saw the four moons and called them the "Galilean Moons".
Why was Jupiter found?
because Galileo saw it threw a telescope!
When Galileo looked at Jupiter with a telescope How many moons did he see?
He saw 4 moons
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.(:
Who was the first scientist who saw moon's features?
Galileo Galilei, with his home made telescope.
What did Galileo see when he first saw the moon?
The moon.
Name the three kinds of features that Galileo saw on the Moon's surface?
Craters. Mountainous areas. Also, the dark areas called "maria" are very prominent, mainly on the side of the Moon facing Earth. The whole surface is covered in broken rock and dust. That's why astronauts left footprints.
Who was the first person to observe the moon through a telescope.. What features of the moon did he identify?
Galileo was the first person to observe the moon through a telescope.Galileo correctly inferred that some of the light-colored features he saw on the moons surface were highlands, or mountains.
Who was the first person to observe the moon through a telescope What features of the moon did he identify?
Galileo was the first person to observe the moon through a telescope.Galileo correctly inferred that some of the light-colored features he saw on the moons surface were highlands, or mountains.
What did Galileo Galilei do after the discovery of the telescope?
He looked at the moon and saw that it was more than a night light.
What did Galileo think of the factor that covers much of the Moon's surface?
he was amazed as from what he saw one night
What is a maria in scientific terms?
When Galileo looked through his telescope at the moon, he saw dark, flat parts of the moon's surface which he called maria.
Who first viewed the craters of the moon?
Galileo was the first scientist to see the features of the moon. He did this in 1609 by using an early version of the telescope. Galileo was able to make out some of the pits and mountains on the moon.
Why did Galileo use the Latin word 'Maria' to descibe the vast lakes of harded lava he saw on the moon?
Galileo used the Latin word 'Maria' to describe the vast lakes of hardened lava he saw on the moon because 'Maria' means 'seas' in Latin. Although these features are not actual bodies of water, they resemble the appearance of large, dark, smooth plains or seas when observed from Earth.
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.
