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The dark and relatively featureless lunar plains which can clearly be seen with the naked eye are called maria (singular mare), Latin for seas, since they were believed by ancient astronomers to be filled with water. These are now known to be vast solidified pools of ancient basaltic lava
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∙ 12y agoall the dark areas of the moon were called seas or oceans by early astronomers. each are have a different name
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What are The dark flat areas on the moon are called?
Dark maira of seas
What are large dark flat-areas found on the hemispherical surface facing the Earth called?
Large dark areas on the Moon are called "maria", Latin for "seas", because the ancients who observed the Moon with the naked eye thought that they resembled the seas that they were familiar with.
What are the flat dark areas on the moon?
maria,seas
What is the dark flats areas on the Moon's surface called?
Seas (or mares) - because they were first thought of as bodies of water.
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
Which planet has the moon named maria?
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.
Large depressed areas on the moon's surface once thought to be remnants of ancient seas?
These dark areas are called maria. They are thought to be formed by volcanic eruptions in the moon's history.
The moon has no water on it why are some places on the moon called seas?
astronauts thought the moon was flat ,so they called some areas,seas.
Are there seas on the moon?
yesThere are areas that are called seas but they do not contain water as those on earth do.
What part of a moon is a Maria?
The maria (Latin: "seas", singular "mare") are dark areas of the moon that were formed by ancient dark lava flowsAny of the large, low-lying dark areas on the Moon or on Mars or other inner planets.The lunar maria are believed to consist of volcanic basalts.
What are the dark seas on the moon called?
The dark and relatively featureless lunar plains which can clearly be seen are called maria (Latin for "seas"). They were believed by ancient astronomers to be filled with water. They are now known to be vast solidified pools of ancient basaltic lava.
What are the flat areas on the moon called?
Maria, or "seas", which is what "maria" means.
