Define the main features of the moon?
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The main features of moon are:
1.) The lunar maria. These dark regions — Latin for “seas” — are solidified lava flows from between 3-3.5 billion years ago: a billion years younger than the majority of the lunar surface. Mare Tranquillitatis contained Apollo 11′s landing site.
2.) Montes Apenninus. The Moon’s highest mountain range outlines Mare Imbrium, extending for over 400 km. It contains Mons Huygens, the Moon’s tallest mountain, and the Hadley–Apennine valley, where Apollo 15 landed.
3.) Tycho crater. A highly-reflective impact crater over 100 km in diameter in the southern lunar highlands. Prominent rays emanate from the impact site. Samples collected by Apollo 16 determined Tycho’s young age: 108 million years.
4.) Copernicus crater. Visible as the bright spot amidst the dark maria, Copernicus, at 107 km in diameter, offers the greatest visual contrast of any lunar crater to human eyes.
5.) Oceanus Procellarum. The largest of all the lunar maria, it’s the only one designated an ocean. It covers approximately 4 million km2 and contained Apollo 12′s landing site.
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1.) The lunar maria. These dark regions — Latin for “seas” — are solidified lava flows from between 3-3.5 billion years ago: a billion years younger than the majority of the lunar surface. Mare Tranquillitatis contained Apollo 11′s landing site.
2.) Montes Apenninus. The Moon’s highest mountain range outlines Mare Imbrium, extending for over 400 km. It contains Mons Huygens, the Moon’s tallest mountain, and the Hadley–Apennine valley, where Apollo 15 landed.
3.) Tycho crater. A highly-reflective impact crater over 100 km in diameter in the southern lunar highlands. Prominent rays emanate from the impact site. Samples collected by Apollo 16 determined Tycho’s young age: 108 million years.
4.) Copernicus crater. Visible as the bright spot amidst the dark maria, Copernicus, at 107 km in diameter, offers the greatest visual contrast of any lunar crater to human eyes.
5.) Oceanus Procellarum. The largest of all the lunar maria, it’s the only one designated an ocean. It covers approximately 4 million km2 and contained Apollo 12′s landing site.
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The surface of the Moon has many features, including mountains and valleys, craters, and maria—wide flat areas that look like seas from a distance but are probably solidified molten rock. Some of these features are listed.
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