not craters.
2007-09-26 15:02:10 · 7 answers · asked by Ally 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
"The dark areas on the moon are known as maria (MAHR ee uh). The word maria is Latin for seas; its singular is mare (MAHR ee). The term comes from the smoothness of the dark areas and their resemblance to bodies of water. The maria are cratered landscapes that were partly flooded by lava when volcanoes erupted. The lava then froze, forming rock. Since that time, meteoroid impacts have created craters in the maria. "
http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/moon_worldbook.html
2007-09-26 15:06:13 · answer #1 · answered by pandasex 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A friend of mine would tell you there aliens massing a fleet of ships to invade earth, but odds are there just natural formations, the moon once underwent massive volcanic stages the lava flowed like water when the moon was being formed, the large dark area could be the remains of lava flows, i would love to see the moon in person, just to explore the terrain of it.
sorry i just had to add that last little bit.
2007-09-26 22:42:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are called 'maria'. It means 'sea' since the dark areas were originally thought to be seas
2007-09-26 22:07:21 · answer #3 · answered by MistWing 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They're called "seas" (or "maria", in Latin), although they really aren't seas and there is no water on the moon.
2007-09-26 22:12:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably oceans and valleys created by pools of molten material when the moon was first created.
2007-09-26 22:06:16 · answer #5 · answered by filldwth? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spots or maybe his eyes, nose and mouth! LOL!
2007-09-26 22:09:56 · answer #6 · answered by chestnutlocs1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
'Mares" or seas.
That's what they were thought to be.
2007-09-26 22:06:09 · answer #7 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋