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- The light-colored material is in areas of the Moon called the highlands, which represent the earliest crust on the Moon. Impact cratering shattered this crust and often deformed it, pushing some of it into mountain-high impact crater rims or ejecting it across the surface of the Moon.
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Explain why some types of magma form igneous rocks that are dark colored and dense? Mafic and ultramafic magmas are high in dark, heavy minerals like pyroxene, amphibole, and olivine, which contribute to an igneous rock being dark in color with a higher speci … fic gravity than felsic and intermediate magmas and rocks.gneous rocks that are dense and dark-colored are called basaltic  rocks. They are formed from magma that is rich in iron and  magnesium and poor in silica content. Edit. Share to: Paul Jones.
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- Dark regions on the Moon are called maria, which is Latin for seas. So Mare Tranquilatis is the Sea of Tranquility. Apollo astronauts discovered that these regions are smooth, low-lying plains with relatively few craters.
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- The moon is gray, but it can appear different from earth. The surface is covered in rocks and dust. Atmospheric conditions, reflections, or positioning can give the moon the a … ppearance of being red, blue, yellow, or other hues. This is only an appearance though. The color of the moon itself remains gray.
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Lunar and Solar Eclipses Lunar and Solar Eclipses. This illustration shows the Moon passing through Earth's shadow during a typical lunar eclipse. The Moon is slightly tinted when it passes through the light outer portion of the shadow, the penumbra, but turns dark red as it passes through the central portion of the shadow, called the umbra.
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Endor Endor's terrain was largely covered by massive, tightly-knit pine and redwood forests. However, the Forest Moon also contained vast dry deserts and grassy plains, small oceans, secluded lakes, and mountain ranges. The moon's low axial tilt and regular orbit of its gas giant primary helped ensure a comfortable climate.
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The Hill Region Nepal Table of Contents. Situated south of the Mountain Region, the Hill Region (called Pahar in Nepali) is mostly between 1,000 and 4,000 meters in altitude. It includes the Kathmandu Valley, the country's most fertile and urbanized area.
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Lunar south pole Lunar south polar region as imaged by Clementine. The lunar south pole is of special interest to scientists because of the postulated occurrence of ice in permanently shadowed areas around it.Of the lunar poles, the south pole is of greater interest because the area that remains in shadow is much larger than that at the north pole.The lunar south pole craters are unique in that sunlight does not reach the bottom. Such craters are cold traps that contain a fossil record of the early solar system.f the lunar poles, the south pole is of greater interest because the area that remains in shadow is much larger than that at the north pole. The lunar south pole craters are unique in that sunlight does not reach the bottom. Such craters are cold traps that contain a fossil record of the early solar system.
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- 1 Basalts are dark-colored rocks solidified from molten lava. 2  They are a common type of volcanic rock on Earth and are found in places such as Hawaii. 3  formed by successive lava flows that filled the moon's giant basins between 3.8 and 3.2 billion years ago.
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Full Moon Names This full Moon heralded the appearance of the moss pink, or wild ground phlox—one of the first spring flowers. It is also known as the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and the Fish Moon. Note: The Harvest Moon is the full Moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox.
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Land and Resources THE LAND: Afghanistan is known for it's mountainous terrain. The huge Hindu Kush mountains form a barrier between the Northern provinces and the rest of the country. This mountain range has also divided Afghanistan int three very different geographic regions known as; The Central Highlands, The Northern Plains, and the Southwestern Plateau.
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55-year-old dark side of the moon mystery solved UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The man in the moon appeared when meteoroids struck the Earth-facing side of the moon creating large flat seas of basalt that we see as dark areas called maria. But no face exists on farside of the moon and now, Penn State astrophysicists think they know why.
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Light and Color The reason solar eclipses are seen less commonly than lunar eclipses is that. the earths shadow covers the moon but the moons shadow covers only a small part of the easrth. a photographer wishes to use a safety light in the darkroom that will emit low energy photons the best color for this light would be. red.
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- Mountains In Yunnan. Yunnan is called the kingdom of mountains. The major mountains in the east highlands are the Jiaozi Mountain, the Wulian Mountain, the Wumeng Mountain, the Liangwang Mountain, the Gong Wang Mountain, the Niushou Mountain, the Liushao Mountain, etc.
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- Mountain Soil. Mountain soil is found in the northern regions of India towards the Himalayas. This type of soil is slightly acidic with high humus content and is dark brown in color.
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Iapetus (moon) Iapetus is best known for its dramatic 'two-tone' coloration. Discoveries by the Cassini mission in 2007 revealed several other unusual features, such as a massive equatorial ridge running three-quarters of the way around the moon.
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How the Moon Works As we mentioned, the first thing that you'll notice when you look at the moon's surface are the dark and light areas. The dark areas are called maria. There are several prominent maria. 1  Mare Tranquilitatis (Sea of Tranquility): where the first astronauts landed.
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Phases of the Moon The phases of the Moon are the different ways the Moon looks from 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. Each phase repeats itself every 29.5 days. The same half of the Moon always faces the Earth, so the phases will always occur over the same half of the Moon's surface.
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Pacific Islands The great arc of islands located north and east of Australia and south of the Equator is called Melanesia (from the Greek words melas, “black,” and nēsos, “island”) for the predominantly dark-skinned peoples of New Guinea island, the Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu (the New Hebrides), New Caledonia, and Fiji.
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- The outermost layer of the Moon is called the crust, which extends down to a depth of 50 km. This is the layer of the Moon that scientists have gathered the most information about. The crust of the Moon is composed mostly of oxygen, silicon, magnesium, iron, calcium, and aluminum.
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- 04/04/15 12:20:15 PM EDT. WinPatrol is a free security utility that allows you to get a closer look under the hood of Windows so that you can detect programs that should not be running.
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- The Maeng Da strain of kratom is known to be one of the most powerful strains of kratom available. Once a rarity, coming from very remote regions of Thailand, Maeng Da has risen to be one of the most popular strains available.This strain of kratom is known for having higher alkaloid content.It is known to have dark colored leaves that turn to extremely green color when crushed or ground.nce a rarity, coming from very remote regions of Thailand, Maeng Da has risen to be one of the most popular strains available. This strain of kratom is known for having higher alkaloid content. It is known to have dark colored leaves that turn to extremely green color when crushed or ground.
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What Color Is The Moon? What Color Is The Moon? When you see the moon in the daytime, it is very light and faint with the blue sky surrounding it. When you look at the moon at night, it seems to be bright yellow. The photographs from high resolution cameras of satellites show that the moon is gray in color. So, which is it?
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Whatâs a penumbral eclipse of the moon? There are three kinds of lunar eclipses: total, partial and penumbral. In a total eclipse of the moon, the inner part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra, falls on the moon’s face. At mid-eclipse, the entire moon is in shadow, which may appear blood red.
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- HILLY REGION. The hilly region is situated in the middle part of the country between the Himalayan region and the Terai region. It also spreads from east to west and lies between the altitudes of 610 m to 4877 m from sea level.
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Kilimanjaro Region History[edit] The Kilimanjaro Region borrowed its name from the tallest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. Of the region's seven districts, five traditionally had Chagga settlements, which are Hai District Council, Moshi Municipal Council, Moshi District Council, Rombo District Council, and Siha District Council.