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The impact craters themselves are stationary; they don't move. The impactor that MADE the craters was moving quite rapidly, but we don't know exactly how fast any particular impactor was, since we didn't measure it.
However, the meteors in the 2009 Perseid meteor shower were going at 130,000 miles per hour when they entered the Earth's atmosphere. So the lunar impactors were probably going somewhere near that velocity.
What else can I help you with?
Where do craters occur?
Impact craters occur where objects impact on a solid surface.
What is the main reason that impact craters on the Moon last much longer than impact craters on earth?
Impact craters on the moon have no water/weather to erode the craters away, but on Earth the erosion erases the craters over time.
Does mercury have volcanoes and craters?
Mercury has impact craters but not volcanoes.
What geological features are formed by craters as a result of impact?
Meteor craters.
What is the word for holes made by meteors?
the hole made by meteors craters
What cause the Moon's craters?
The craters on the Moon are considered to be impact craters, caused by meteoroids striking the Moon.
What are the dents on planets called?
The irregularly shaped indentations on planets are often called impact craters. These craters are formed when objects such as meteoroids, asteroids, or comets collide with the surface of the planet, creating depressions of various sizes.
What created the large craters you we see on the moon?
The theory is that these are impact craters of meteors.
What is formed by meteorites?
impact craters
How do impact craters form?
From the impact of fast moving objects with a surface. The kinetic energy of the impactor excavates a crater with an inverted, raised rim and forms an ejector plume leaving a crater and, if the impactor is sufficiently large or fast, a central mountain peak.
How many impact craters and basins have been found it on earth?
Earth Impact Database, a website concerned with over 170 scientifically-confirmed impact craters on Earth.
What are the large holes on the moon called?
The large indentation on the surface of the moon areÊcalled craters. It is a circular depression in the surface of the moon and other solid body in the solar system.Ê
