Carefully examine the telescopic view of the lunar surface (near side) below and the features labeled A, B, and C. (a) Give a brief description that characterizes the bright area around C.
(b) Notice the features like those labeled A. What are such features called?
(c) How are craters like the one labeled B different from the craters of the area labeled C?
(d) In what order (from first to latest) did the features form that are labeled A, B, and C?

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Carefully examine the telescopic view of the lunar surface (near side) below and the features labeled A, B, and C.  (a) Give a brief description that characterizes the bright area around C.
(b) Notice the features like those labeled A. What are such features called?
(c) How are craters like the one labeled B different from the craters of the area labeled C?
(d) In what order (from first to latest) did the features form that are labeled A, B, and C?

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The Answer of Carefully examine the telescopic view of the lunar surface (near side) below and the features labeled A, B, and C.  (a) Give a brief description that characterizes the bright area around C.
(b) Notice the features like those labeled A. What are such features called?
(c) How are craters like the one labeled B different from the craters of the area labeled C?
(d) In what order (from first to latest) did the features form that are labeled A, B, and C?

Carefully Examine the Telescopic View of the Lunar Surface (Near