describe surface and phases of moon
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The moon's surface is covered with dead volcanoes, impact craters, and lava flows, some visible to the unaided stargazer. Early scientists thought the dark stretches of the moon might be oceans, and so named such features mare, which is Latin for "seas" (maria when there are more than one).
First Quarter Moon. First Quarter Moon is the 2nd primary Moon phase and it is defined as the moment the Moon has reached the 1st quarter of its orbit around Earth, hence the name. It is also called Half Moon as we can see exactly 50% of the Moon's surface illuminated.
First Quarter Moon. First Quarter Moon is the 2nd primary Moon phase and it is defined as the moment the Moon has reached the 1st quarter of its orbit around Earth, hence the name. It is also called Half Moon as we can see exactly 50% of the Moon's surface illuminated.
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surface- Probably the most well-known features of the moon are craters. Craters are round basins that can be one inch or hundreds of miles across. The majority of the moon's craters are impact craters, which formed when meteoroids, asteroids, or comets collided with the moon's surface. it is totally covered with craters.Let's look at these phases of the Moon one by one:New Moon.
Waxing Crescent.
First Quarter.
Waxing Gibbous.
Full Moon.
Waning Gibbous.
Last Quarter.
Waning Crescent.
The phases of the Moon only means the different way the moon looks from the earth over about a month. As the moon orbits around the Earth, the half of the Moon that faces the Sun will be lit up. The different shapes of the lit portion of the Moon that can be seen from Earth are known as phases of the Moon.
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Waxing Crescent.
First Quarter.
Waxing Gibbous.
Full Moon.
Waning Gibbous.
Last Quarter.
Waning Crescent.
The phases of the Moon only means the different way the moon looks from the earth over about a month. As the moon orbits around the Earth, the half of the Moon that faces the Sun will be lit up. The different shapes of the lit portion of the Moon that can be seen from Earth are known as phases of the Moon.
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