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impact, venting of volcanic gases, or just normal surface markings that are shielded from space weathering due to the magnetic field. But the exact cause of albedo features such as this are not completely understood.
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689:Felicitatis
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603:Moscoviense
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790:Concordiae
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356:View from
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825:Successus
739:Somniorum
704:Lenitatis
674:Bonitatis
618:Orientale
593:Insularum
390:Ibn Yunus
374:Apollo 17
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290:; higher
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273:Al-Biruni
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709:Luxuriae
699:Hiemalis
664:Aestatis
608:Nectaris
598:Marginis
568:Frigoris
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182:Diameter
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810:Lunicus
800:Honoris
775:Aestuum
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669:Autumni
648:Vaporum
643:Undarum
633:Spumans
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588:Ingenii
583:Imbrium
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558:Crisium
520:Oceanus
410:America
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724:Odii
536:Mare
472:ISBN
468:1996
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