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Craters Many formed from meteor impact or volcanoes Ex: Tycho – near south pole, has rays (streaks coming out of crater due to meteor explosion) 6 Craters to know: Tycho, Copernicus, Plato, Alphonsus, Ptolemaus, Kepler Bonus: Hercules & Atlas, Clavius 7A-2 Features of the moon
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Identify what the arrows are pointing to
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Identify what is circled
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Maria (singular: mare) Dark areas of the moon Once thought to be seas Actually flat lowland plains with hardened lava Largest = Mare Imbirium (sea of rains) Others to know = Mare Crisium, Mare Fecunditatis, Mare Frigoris, Mare Nectaris, Mare Serenitatis, Mare Tranqulitatis
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Mountains Many mountains border the maria Rise abruptly from plains, up to 8 km high, steep slopes Mountains to know: Alps, Apennines, Caucasus, Carpathians, Jura, Pyrenees, Haemus Rills Long narrow valleys, look like rivers but begin/end abruptly (may have been paths for molten lava)
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Unique size Moon is 100 times larger than average moon in solar system Moon to planet ratio is 10 times bigger (except for Pluto/Charon) Moon created as a lesser light to rule the night (large enough to light evening sky) Most cultures have used the moon to mark time Unique Features
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