Terrae are light colored highland or mountainous areas of a moon or planet. A terra may also be a region of heavily overlapping creaters that appears as a bright area on the surface of Venus, Mars, or the Moon.
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Terrae are large, light-colored highland areas on the surface of planets or moons, such as Mars or the Moon. These regions are typically older and more heavily cratered than the smoother areas, known as maria, and may have been formed by ancient volcanic activity or impacts.
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The two main types of terrain are Maria and Terrae.
Bright areas on the moon are called highlands or terrae, which are large elevated regions composed mainly of anorthosite rock. These areas appear brighter than the lunar maria (dark plains) because they reflect more sunlight due to their higher elevation and composition.