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What is an Albedo?
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The % of incoming sunlight that the moon's surface reflects.
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Define an impact crater.
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Craters on the moon formed when objects smash into the lunar surface.
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What is a ray?
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Long trails of ejecta formed after an impact.
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Describe regolith.
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A layer of loose, ground up rock.
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What are the lunar highlands
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Heavily cratered areas of the moon that are light in color and mountainous.
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What is a mascon?
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An area within the maria that has a higher gravitational pull.
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What are basalt?
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Dark colored rocks, rich in iron and magnesium.
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What are ejecta?
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Material blasted out after an object crashes into the lunar surface.
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Define a Rille.
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Valley-like structures that might be collapsed lava tubes.
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What is the central peak of a crater?
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A pile of rocks in the center, which is hill like
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