2007-04-04 17:25:23 · 6 answers · asked by Lillpill 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
no-most volcanism on the Moon appears to have occurred between 3 and 4 billion years ago.
The Earth's Moon has no large volcanoes like Hawaii or Mount St. Helens. However, vast plains of basaltic lavas cover much of the lunar surface. The earliest astronomers thought, wrongly, that these plains were seas of lunar water. Thus, they were called " mare " (pronounced "mahr-ay"). Mare means "sea" in Latin. In addition, other volcanic features also occur within the lunar mare. The most important are sinuous rilles , dark mantling deposits ,and small volcanic domes and cones . Most of these features are fairly small, however. They form only a tiny fraction of the lunar volcanic record.
2007-04-04 21:39:12 · answer #1 · answered by blueslyguy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually the moon did have volcanic activity.
The craters were formed by impacts, but they are dark in appearance because of basalt flows from volcanic activity!
This all happened shortly after the moon formed, and unlike earth, the moon dose not have a molten core anymore, so all volcanic activity has ceased.
2007-04-04 17:51:19 · answer #2 · answered by GambitGrrl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, the only known moon with active volcanoes are Io, one of Jupiter's moons.
2007-04-04 17:41:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anna M 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, the moon is not now or has not been volcanically active. the craters are caused by strikes from space debris, like asteroids.
2007-04-04 17:31:41 · answer #4 · answered by robert e 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No.
2007-04-04 17:46:08 · answer #5 · answered by NJGuy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-04-04 17:29:09 · answer #6 · answered by gebobs 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋