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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.
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How many eruptions did Craters of the Moon have?
Craters on the moon are not volcanic, they are impact craters.
Why are numerous impact craters found on Ganymede and Callisto but not on Io or Europa?
IO is an active volcanic moon, and any craters are swamped with volcanic lava.Europa is an "ice" moon and any impact is swamped with melted water, which later refreezes.
Why have very old craters on the moon not be erased as similar craters on earth have been?
Unlike Earth, the moon does not have air, water, glaciers, or plate tectonics to erase craters. The only forces that significantly alter the moon's surfaces are impacts that form new craters.
How did the Luna Mare form?
The Mare are flooded (by volcanic erupted basalt) impact craters. While the interior of the Moon was still hot an molten, asteroid or comets hit the moon and created impact craters. Lava from the Moon's interior then welled up to flood these craters, making the Mare (which means 'seas').
Are moon rocks opaque?
Yes. Rocks on the moon are similar to volcanic rocks on Earth.
How many eruptions did Craters of the Moon have?
Craters on the moon are not volcanic, they are impact craters.
Why have old craters on the moon not been erased as similar craters on earth have been?
The moon has no atmosphere, liquid water, or plate tectonics and little volcanic activity or bury, erode, and southwester destroy impact craters.
Did volcanic eruptions cause craters on the Moon?
Some were probably volcanic but the craters large enough to be seen with smaller telescopes were almost all made by impacts.
What are moon craters How were they formed?
craters are depressions on the moon's surface caused by meteoric or asteroid impact. another theory is that it may have been caused by volcanic explosions but meteoric impacts are the major reason the craters.
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.
Why are numerous impact craters found on Ganymede and Callisto but not on Io or Europa?
IO is an active volcanic moon, and any craters are swamped with volcanic lava.Europa is an "ice" moon and any impact is swamped with melted water, which later refreezes.
Why don't the craters on the moon weather away as they do on earth?
The answer is actually embedded in the question. The craters of the moon do not "weather" away because the Moon has no weather! To have weather requires an atmosphere and the Moon has none. There is also no free flowing water. Without tectonic and volcanic activity to erase craters as occurs on Earth, craters can persist for up to hundreds of millions of years.
Why have very old craters on the moon not be erased as similar craters on earth have been?
Unlike Earth, the moon does not have air, water, glaciers, or plate tectonics to erase craters. The only forces that significantly alter the moon's surfaces are impacts that form new craters.
How mercury and Earth's moon similar?
they have the same size + lots of craters
How did the Luna Mare form?
The Mare are flooded (by volcanic erupted basalt) impact craters. While the interior of the Moon was still hot an molten, asteroid or comets hit the moon and created impact craters. Lava from the Moon's interior then welled up to flood these craters, making the Mare (which means 'seas').
How is Jupiter's moon Ganymede similar to Earth's moon?
In one way it has craters. The other is it has dark spots.
What is a modified crater?
I am not sure what you are asking, but I will hazard a guess: Early in the moon's development, there was still volcanic activity going on (the moon is now volcanically quiet). Some of the early craters on the moon were overrun by lava flows, which partially filled the craters, and "softened" their edges and peaks. Those could be called "modified craters".
