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The planet does not have a significant impact on earth.
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Why do you see impact craters on mercury and the moon but not so much on earth?
Because there are not as many impact craters that you can see very well on Earth like there are on the Moon and Mercury.
Why do the moon and mercury have more meteor impacts then earth?
There is no erosion on the moon and mercury to erase the impact sites.
Why are impact craters on Earth harder to see than those on Mercury or the Moon?
Unlike Mercury of the moon, Earth is geologically active. Erosion, deposition, and plate tectonics have buried or destroyed most of Earth's craters.
What planet has craters made by meteorites?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars all have impact craters.
How are the Earth's moon like Mercury?
The Earth's moon is like Mercury because it has a very thin atmosphere, which isn't enough to stop the impact of meteors. Both of these celestial bodies are also very similar in size.
What is closer to the sun Mercury or earth?
Mercury is closer to the earth than the sun is, because the orbit of Mercury is between the sun and the orbit of Earth. However, when Mercury is on the opposite side of the sun from the earth, the sun is closer to the earth than Mercury is.
Is mercury smaller than earth or bigger?
Mercury's diameter is about a third that of Earth.
What is the distance from mercury to the earth and what is the distance from earth to mercury?
Depending on where Mercury is relative to the Earth as the two planets orbit the sun, the distance from Mercury to Earth varies from 77.3x106km and 221.9x106km.
Does mercury have volcanoes and craters?
Mercury has impact craters but not volcanoes.
Distance of mercury in km from the earth?
Mercury is 57.9x106km from Earth.
What of earth's gravity does mercury have?
Mercury's gravity is 38% of that on Earth.
Is mercury bigger then or smaller then earth?
mercury is smaller then earth
