E.Sci Article: Ghost Craters—Evidence of a Young Moon (Sec 28.1)

a)What is the term (from latin) for the darker color regions that appear on the "near side" of the moon?

b) What does that term literally mean in English?

c)Who gave them that name?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What process is suggested by the distribution of the moon's maria according to the text?

• Gradual erosion

• Heavy bombardment during the time of the Flood

• Random formation

• Impact of solar winds

How does the distribution of craters on the moon support the idea of a rapid bombardment event rather than gradual impacts over a long period?

What evidence supports the hypothesis that large maria and smaller craters within the maria did not form over a 500 million year time span?

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