Explain the feature
of the
moon
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Answer:
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).
Answer:
Most of the moon is covered in a two-inch layer of space dust, which is why visiting astronauts left distinctive footprints.
The weathering, erosion, and tectonic processes common to the Earth does not happen on the Moon.
MARE or "SEAS" - These are relatively smooth, dark, and large areas that are filled with lava. The mare formed when the craters formed by large asteroid impacts were filled by lava. Most mare are more than 3 billion years in age. They can be easily seen on the Moon using a telescope from Earth
MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAIN RANGES - The Moon’s mountains are large, rounded "bumps," which look much like old, eroded mountain ranges on Earth. The Moon’s mountains are even older than the mare, dating back as far as 4.4 billion years.
CRATERS - These roughly circular depression in the surface formed when meteoroids struck the Moon at high speeds. The Moon’s surface has hundreds of thousands of craters. The majority of the moon's craters are impact craters.The craters can be large (hundreds of kilometers) to as small as one meter.
RAYS - Rays are bright streaks of debris that radiate from some large craters. They may be as long as 3000 km.
RILLS - These are cracks in the surface of the Moon, probably produced by moving of the surface similar to faulting on the Earth.