Why we can see some dark area on the surface of moon?

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These dark spots were called as craters,Craters on the Moon are caused by asteroids and meteorites colliding with the lunar surface. The Moon's surface is covered with thousands of craters. ... Unlike the Earth, the Moon has no atmosphere to protect itself from impacting bodies.

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