Chapter 27 Vocab

Front

Percentage of sunlight a surface reflects; reflecting power.

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Albedo

Front

Heavily cratered, light-colored, mountainous regions of the moon.

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Highland

Front

Dark, smooth plains on the moon

Back

Mare

Front

Craters on the moon

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Impact crater

Front

Material fallen back to the Moon’s surface after impacts

Back

Ejecta

Front

Long trails of ejecta from craters

Back

Ray

Front

Valley-like structures that might be collapsed lava tubes

Back

Rille

Front

Loose, ground-up rock on the moon’s surface

Back

Regolith

Front

Moon's shadow on Earth’s surface

Back

Solar Eclipse

Front

Moon moves into Earth’s shadow

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Lunar Eclipse