Why does the Moon look silvery at night?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The overall appearance of the Moon is bright ash grey caused by the dark and bright barren rocky land, where there is no atmosphere. When viewed in a naked eye or through a telescope, there are vast basins called seas, which were filled with molten lava millions of years ago. These are the low land plains appearing dark or dusky for the naked eyes. During the final ending phase of volcanism on the Moon, numerous crators had liberated enormous quantity of glowing gases and mineral vapours through their vents, which had blown in all directions over the surface, depositing the mineral condensates in the form of micron-size glassy spherules, tear drops and other powdery forms.

The Lunar surface is full of these bright rays like deposits, which scatter-reflect the sunlight quite effectively giving it a bright appearance on surface. The combined effect of rocks and soil along with the crators and minerals like calcium, aluminum and titanium therefore give a silvery appearance to the naked eye.