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Es obvio, sin embargo, que la luna no muestra un disco plano sino que una rápida mirada al astro nocturno nos muestra claramente partes brillantes y oscuras y una mirada más atenta, especialmente en los periodos de cuartos en que los contrastes son más acentuados, nos revela la presencia de puntos brillantes (cráteres), extensas regiones oscuras (maria) o zonas de marcados contrastes (montañas).
I assume maria refers to seas or oceans but would appreciate feedback ... TIA
I assume maria refers to seas or oceans but would appreciate feedback ... TIA
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Margarida Martins Costelha
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Jan 17, 2017 11:42: patinba Created KOG entry
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The dark and relatively featureless lunar plains, clearly be seen with the naked eye, are called maria (Latin for "seas"; singular mare), as they were once believed to be filled with water (WIKIPEDIA)
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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Jennifer Levey
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Charles Davis
: Or less formally "seas", as they are still very commonly called (though of course they aren't really, so it would want to go in inverted commas). Depends on the readership. "Maria" is unfamiliar to general readers.
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Thanks! Yes. It gets a sort of explanation in the context.
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Robert Carter
: Another new term you've introduced me to today. I think this is fine instead of "seas" given that it's explained.
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Agreed. Thanks Robert!
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James A. Walsh
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JohnMcDove
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Darkest parts of the moon. They are not seas/oceans, they just appear to be
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar_lunar
Los mares lunares, denominados también mare (del latín, plural maria) son planicies extensas, oscuras y basálticas de la superficie lunar, conformadas por afloramientos basálticos en erupciones provocadas por impactos de meteoritos. También son definidas como cuencas bajas de contornos casi circulares rellenadas de lava. Los primeros astrónomos los denominaron así al confundirlos visualmente con auténticos mares.
Los mares lunares, denominados también mare (del latín, plural maria) son planicies extensas, oscuras y basálticas de la superficie lunar, conformadas por afloramientos basálticos en erupciones provocadas por impactos de meteoritos. También son definidas como cuencas bajas de contornos casi circulares rellenadas de lava. Los primeros astrónomos los denominaron así al confundirlos visualmente con auténticos mares.
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