Why not yellow and brown patches like desert areas on earth?
2006-09-07 16:47:27 · 13 answers · asked by hudef 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
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2006-09-07 16:54:17 · update #1
You are seeing the reflected sunlight.
2006-09-07 16:48:28 · answer #1 · answered by idiot detector 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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The moon's surface is made up of very light elements. The center of the moon is made of very dense elements. These light dustlike elements when combined(refract) with the sun's rays appear to us on earth as white. The moon is dark on the opposite side, but still made of the same elements. If the sun shined on it, it would look just the same from earth as the side we see.
2006-09-07 23:53:01 · answer #2 · answered by Jimmy 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are darker patches on the moon. The Mares (they used to be thought they were seas) are flat areas of old lava flows and they are darker than the other parts.
If the sun wasn't so bright, we would probably see more contrast on moon's surface.
2006-09-07 23:57:25 · answer #3 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the 7% light reflecting from it and there is nothing else around the moon for us to compare it too. Check out Wikipedia's 3rd paragraph under Observation of Moon.
2006-09-07 23:53:37 · answer #4 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is reflecting the sun light directly. From photos of the moon landing the soil looks grey or off white. This could be why.
Hope this helps
2006-09-07 23:49:18 · answer #5 · answered by Chistiaŋ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the color difference is due to skylight. When you look at the Moon during the day, you see the moonlight, plus all the blue sunlight which is scattered by the atmosphere between the Moon and you. At night, the atmosphere doesn't have any sunlight to scatter.
2006-09-08 01:20:04 · answer #6 · answered by Rohini karthikeyan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the moon is not a desert with various soils in it's make-up, it is almost uniformly grey which reflects sunlight making it appear even lighter
2006-09-07 23:50:26 · answer #7 · answered by roamin70 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's sunlight reflecting of of the moon dust. Ther eaere dark brownish patches but these are deep crators which does not reflect light .
2006-09-08 01:33:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From space the moon appears brownish. We see it filtered through our nitrogen rich "blue" atmosphere, so it appears whiter.
2006-09-08 02:49:35 · answer #9 · answered by TrickMeNicely 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question is very logical.to this question requires lot of investigation and require researchers to discuss and give correct
answer, We canot just answer this question with out proof.
But there is correct and acceptable answer to your question.
2006-09-08 04:43:35 · answer #10 · answered by shariffkhayum 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋