Are there any craters in terrestrial planets?

Answer 1

Yes, Meteorites hit the Earth. Because they are larger particles and when they enter the Earth's atmosphere, they are not burn't up by the heat generated due to friction as in the case of Meteors. Only Meteors are burn't up because they are smaller particles but Meteorites are larger particles. Some Meteorites caused much damage to the life on the Earth.

Answer 2

Certainly. There's a meteor crater in Arizona named, imaginatively enough, Meteor Crater. It has its own website at http://www.meteorcrater.com . There are many others.

Earth's atmosphere gives it more protection from meteor impacts than the Moon, Mercury, or even Mars have. However, astronomers believe the whole world has been peppered by meteors. Another thing Earth has that places like the Moon don't, however, is weather and the erosion that weather causes. Erosion tends to wear down meteor craters fairly quickly; quickly, that is, on a geological time scale, where a few million years one way or another is hardly worth worrying about. Because of erosion only the newest meteor craters on Earth can be easily seen. Some slightly older ones show up in the shape of lakes and such, but aren't obvious from the ground. A little older still and a crater might show up as a geophysical anomaly, such as an odd contour to the local magnetic field for example. But the really old craters are just gone.

Answer 3

Earth has been - and still is - hit by meteors over and over again. Most are so small as to be virtually unnoticeable. Some make pretty streaks as they gurn up in the atmosphere. Some cause damage.

Answer 4

yes Earth does have craters. like most other planets

Answer 5

Yes. All the terrestrial planets have lots of craters.

Answer 6

At least 67, but probably millions.

Answer 7

Yes they do.