2007-12-29 13:49:15 · 6 answers · asked by calmanggg 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Terrae
hills and mountain ranges
2007-12-29 13:57:17 · answer #1 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The lighter-colored regions of the Moon are called terrae, or more commonly just highlands, since they are higher than most maria.
The dark and relatively featureless lunar plains humans can clearly see when the Moon is full are called maria (singular mare), Latin for seas.
2007-12-29 23:13:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Normal areas. Lighter areas indicate higher elevation. The normal surface of the moon is lighter than the dark areas of the moon, which are lower.
2007-12-29 21:54:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Areas of the moon which are smoother and reflect more light from the sun to Earth than rougher surfaces which either absorb light or reflect it in other directions.
2007-12-29 21:57:35 · answer #4 · answered by bw022 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
would you believe that much of the light-colored rock in the Lunar highlands is a plagioclase feldspar.
this mineral also occurs on the Earth where one form of it has been known for centuries as ....
2007-12-29 22:19:02 · answer #5 · answered by Faesson 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
not the darker areas
2007-12-29 22:35:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋