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Although there are neither large nor small accumulations of water on the moon, at the first sight, there is a very striking difference between the configuration of large surface areas, which encompasses many thousands of square miles, forming layers of dark coloration, and between the lighter and more hilly regions surrounding them.
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Schmidt, J.F.J. (2020). On the Distribution of the Plains and mountains on the Moon. In: The Moon. Historical & Cultural Astronomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37269-9_16
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