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Can an asteroid hit Mercury

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Yes. All the planets can and have been hit by asteroids.

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Has an asteroid hit mercury?

Yes. Mercury's surface is covered in craters, indicating numerous asteroid impacts.


What does the craters on mercury look like?

they look rock and like a asteroid hit them


Why does mercury have a tilt?

a long time ago a asteroid hit it making it tilt on it's axis


Where is mercury located at on the asteroid belt?

Mercury is not a part of the asteroid belt. The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Mercury is far closer to the sun.


When did an asteroid collide with Mercury?

An asteroid(s) impacted with Mercury many times in it's early formation.


Is mercury a inside the asteroid belt?

NO


Where is an asteroid belt on Mercury?

The asteroid belt is where most asteroids reside between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. It is not a feature on planet Mercury.


What country did the 2008 asteroid hit in Canada?

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Where did the asteroid hit earth?

What asteroid? There were several.


What dwarf planet is closest to Mercury?

It is the asteroid, Ceres.


Has the earth been hit by an asteroid?

Yes. An asteroid probably hit Siberia, in Russia, in June 1908.


What planets are between the asteroid belt and the sun?

The planets that lie between the sun and the asteroid belt are, in order from the innermost to outermost: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, [asteroid belt], Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.