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What are the large dark patches on the Moon’s surface called?

Correct answer D. Maria, or seas, even though there is no water on the Moon

Explanation

The maria are plains of solidified basaltic lava; early astronomers mistook them for seas and named them after the Latin word for sea, but they are completely dry.

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