What Is the Distribution of Maria on the Moon's Surface

question 39

Multiple Choice

What is the distribution of maria on the Moon's surface?

• A) Maria are largely confined to the hemisphere facing Earth; there is only one small mare on the distant side.
• B) Maria are distributed uniformly over the Moon's surface, as expected from random bombardment by debris from space.
• C) There are only a few large maria on the Earth-facing side of the Moon but many smaller maria on the far side.
• D) The large maria seen on the Earth-facing side of the Moon are matched by equivalent maria at diametrically opposite positions on the Moon, but only the near side has small maria.

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