Moon Features

Find a good picture of the Moon. Label 2 craters and 3 marae. What does the word mare mean?

Say what each of these features below is called and describe how it was formed (all from NASA images)

 
 
 
 
 
 

Why is the Moon's gravity often stronger underneath marae? What is this feature called?

 

What is the shadow terminator?

What can be best measured at the shadow terminator?