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Is the moon still volcanic?
No, the moon is no longer volcanic. The volcanic activity that formed the moon's surface features, such as its craters and basins, occurred billions of years ago. Today, the moon is geologically inactive.
Which of the terrestrial planets including the moon are considered to still be geologically active?
Earth is the only geologically active planet among the terrestrial planets. There are some geologically active moons in orbit around the gas giants. Enceladus is quite an interesting moon of Saturn.
What does The moon is geologically dead mean?
Because it is cold, has no atmosphere and no water then there is no geological change ie There are no tectonic plates There are no volcanos There is no wind erosion There is no frost erosion There are no rivers and therefore no water erosion There is no change due to living organisms eg sedimentation
What are the 'seas' of the moon full of?
The lunar 'seas' are flat plains made up of dried volcanic rock which were orignially lava when the moon was geologically active.
Does the moon have valleys?
No, but it does have deep/large creators. Valleys are created by glaciers and a geologically active crust, neither of which the Moon has. Creators from meteor and comet impacts make up the majority of the Moon's surface features.
Is the moon still volcanic?
No, the moon is no longer volcanic. The volcanic activity that formed the moon's surface features, such as its craters and basins, occurred billions of years ago. Today, the moon is geologically inactive.
Does the moon have plate tectonics?
No, the moon does not have plate tectonics like Earth. The moon is a geologically inactive body with a solid, unmoving crust. There is no evidence of plate movements or continental drift on the moon.
Terrestrial worlds which are considered geologically dead?
Mercury and Mars are considered geologically dead, as they lack tectonic activity and their geological processes are mostly inactive. This means they have stopped or significantly slowed down processes such as volcanic activity, plate tectonics, and erosion.
Does the moon have a lithosphere?
Plate tectonics do not occur on the Moon, and is not known to have ever occurred. The mass of the Moon is probably too small for this to occur.
Why are craters preserved on the moon but not on earth?
Earth is geologically active and has wind and water to erode craters. The moon is geologically dead and has no atmosphere and thus no erosion. There is nothing on the moon to destroy impact craters.
Which of the terrestrial planets including the moon are considered to still be geologically active?
Earth is the only geologically active planet among the terrestrial planets. There are some geologically active moons in orbit around the gas giants. Enceladus is quite an interesting moon of Saturn.
Why is the moon's surface much heavily cratered than earth surface?
The moon has no atmosphere and is geologically inactive.The craters on earth have been eroded by weather, geological events and life
Is the moon an active planet?
The Moon is not a planet, it, as the name suggest, is a moon.It is not geologically active anymore.
Does the moon have moving plates or active volcano's?
The moon does not have tectonic plates like Earth, so it does not experience plate movement. However, there is evidence of past volcanic activity on the moon in the form of ancient lava flows and volcanic features. Currently, the moon is considered geologically inactive in terms of volcanic eruptions.
What does The moon is geologically dead mean?
Because it is cold, has no atmosphere and no water then there is no geological change ie There are no tectonic plates There are no volcanos There is no wind erosion There is no frost erosion There are no rivers and therefore no water erosion There is no change due to living organisms eg sedimentation
Why have many jovian moons been more geologically active than the moon or mercury?
Unlike Earth's moon and Mercury, the Jovian moons are subject to very strong tidal forces that heat their interiors.
Does Jupiter's moon Callisto have weather?
No, Callisto does not have weather in the traditional sense because it has a thin atmosphere that does not support weather patterns. Its surface is also heavily cratered and geologically inactive, so there is no active process to cause weather phenomena like wind or precipitation.
