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Do the moon has many craters left by meteor crashes?
Every crater you see on the moon is the lasting result of the impact of an external body on its surface.
The moon has many craters left by meteor crashes?
Every crater you see on the moon is the lasting result of the impact of an external body on its surface.
Do the moon have many craters left behind from meteor crashes?
Every crater you see on the moon is the lasting result of the impact of an external body on its surface.
Where have meteorites crashed and left craters?
There are hundreds. Probably the most obvious is the Barringer Meteor Crater in Winslow, Arizona, USA, but there are craters all over. Many of them are so old and so enormous that we didn't realize they were ancient craters until we saw satellite photos of them.
What fills up craters?
That depends on where the crater is, and how it formed. Meteor craters on the Moon or Mars? Nothing generally fills them up, and lunar craters are still visible after many hundreds of thousands of years. On Earth? A meteor crater will, eventually, fill with dust or dirt and water. A good number of meteor craters are visible as circular lakes. The Meteor Crater in Barringer, AZ is still empty after 50,000 years. Volcanic craters sometimes fill with lava, or with dirt and water. Crater Lake in Nevada is a .... lake, filled with .... water.
Why are craters found on planets expect Earth?
There are craters on Earth. Meteor Crater, Arizona is one example, but there are lots of others as well. On Earth, wind and rain and the activities of plants and animals cause erosion, so the craters fade over time. Also, the atmosphere does slow down or vaporize many meteors, so there aren't as many strikes in the first place.
Does the moon have many craters left?
Crater numbers on the moon can only get bigger cause there is no wind, rain, or volcanic activity to erase the craters. Landslides are rare too.
How many craters are in the moon.?
There are 375 craters in the moon.....
How are the craters on mars caused?
By Asteroids/Meteors crashing into Mars. These same objects crash imnto the Moon and Earth. On the Moon there is no atmosphere/watwer to erode away craters, so they are seen quite clearly. However, in Earth there are just as many meteors crashes. However, the Earth's atmosphere and water erode these crash sites so we do not clearly see meteor crash sites on Earth.
Is comet and meteor the same?
No. A Comet is a relative large body that is seen for many days. A meteor is the flash of a tiny bit of sand or gravel, usually left over from a comet.
Why is Meteor Crater in Arizona still visible when most impact craters created by meteorites hitting Earth are not?
The Barringer Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona is still very distinct and visible, when other craters are worn away, for a couple of reasons. 1. Meteor Crater is relatively young; about 50,000 years old. The worst of the "intense early bombardment", when many of the Moon's craters were formed, was 3 BILLION years ago, and those early few eons used up most of the available rocks in near-Earth space. Those craters are mostly long gone. 2. Arizona is a desert, and has been since the end of the last ice age. There are few rainstorms, no floods, not a whole lot of natural erosion going on.
When did Mercury get craters?
Each crater on Mercury was left behind by an asteroid or comet that collided with it. Many of the craters are nearly as old as the planet itself, as collisions were far more common when the solar system was young. Other craters may only be a few million years old.
