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Does the surface of moon and earth both have craters?
Yes, both the Moon and Earth have craters on their surfaces. The Moon's surface is covered with craters formed by impacts from space debris, while on Earth, craters are less common due to erosion and tectonic activity, but they can still be found in certain areas like meteorite impact sites or volcanic regions.
Which side of the moon has more craters?
The side of the moon that faces Earth (the near side) has more craters compared to the far side. This is because the near side is more exposed to impacts from space debris due to its proximity to Earth, while the far side is shielded from some impacts by the moon itself.
Does the moon have more craters than earth?
Yes, the moon has more craters than Earth. This is because the moon lacks an atmosphere to protect its surface from impacting rocks and debris, whereas Earth's atmosphere helps to burn up most objects before they reach the surface.
Who has more craters the earth or the moon?
there are more craters on the moon then on earth
Why is the moon cratered while the earth isn't?
The Earth in fact is cratered, or was. Billions, even millions of years ago, Earth was often impacted by solar debris, particularly during the early days of the solar system's development. Aside from that, many astronomers believe that billions of years ago, Earth was impacted by a large object about the size of Mars, which sent debris into space. This debris compacted together due to gravity, forming the moon. Over billions or millions of years ago, Earth was pounded constantly by space debris, causing craters. Over time, plate tectonics, weather and changing environments have destroyed, weathered, eroded or hidden the majority of Earth's craters from our view. The reason we can see the craters on the moon is because the moon's environment, weather and plates don't change like Earth's do.
How are moon craters similar to volcanic craters?
Not at all. Volcanic craters are formed by volcanic action pushing up the earth's crust and melting out the middle area while spewing debris. Lunar craters are formed when meteorites hit the soft lunar regolith. The regolith is pushed aside explosively and leaves an indentation in the impact site.
Do craters cover most of the Earth?
No. Earth has relatively few impacts craters.
Were the earth's craters caused by earthquakes?
Earth's craters have been created by Meteorites and Volcanoes.
Does earth have volcanoes craters rings valleys?
Earth has volcanoes, craters, and valleys but not rings.
Why are there crayters in the moon?
The craters on the moon are impact craters. The moon's gravity isn't strong enough to hold atmosphere and so there is nothing to slow down or burn up the debris that falls from the sky. It hits hard and fast. The Earth has craters,too, but not as many because some of the smaller meteorites burn up.
Why do you see several impact craters on the earth but few on the moon?
There are relatively few craters identified on the surface of the Earth while there are thousands (millions) on the moon. It is hard to find one point on the moon that is not in one crater and there are craters in craters in craters. (See images in related link for Moon.) Obviously, the major reason behind this is that the craters that formed on the Earth eroded over time due to wind, rain and other natural factors which are nearly absent on the moon. Thus Earth's craters disappear over millions of years while the craters on the moon remain for billions of years. (The primary way a crater is made to disappear from the surface of the moon is by having another impact crater formed and the dust and debris from later impacts disturb or destroy or cover the original crater.)
What does the formation of a crater follow?
There are craters formed by asteroids crashing into Earth. There are craters formed by volcanic explosions. There are craters formed by collapses in the Earth's crust.
