When seen with the naked eye from the Earth, the Moon looks like a smooth sphere, just like the globe, with dark and light patches here and there.
A telescopic view of the Moon suggests otherwise. It would not be wrong if someone says that the Moon looks like cheese! Its surface has lots of holes and sometimes, it appears yellowish as well.
The dark patches on the surface of the Moon are lowlands of rock. These areas were once thought to be water bodies by Galileo. It’s covered by a thin layer of rocky soil. On the other hand, the lighter areas are known as highlands. The highlands are mountainous and rough.
Huge craters are found in the mountainous areas. Craters are found in the lowlands as well, but in much fewer numbers. The surface is barren and the sky always appears dark.
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