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The moon was formed by a collision with earth, where Mercury was made from left over material from the Sun like the other planets.

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What is mercurys surface like?

craters,plains,and volcanoes. it is a dense planet and is a inner and rocky planet. it has no rings and no moons. it also has no atmosphere.


Why are all moons different?

Because there's nothing similar in how they're formed (or captured).


Why do forces change on different planets and moons?

Because the mass of the planet - its weight and size - create different degrees of gravity.


Is mercurys moon a star called 31 crateris?

31 Crateris was once mistaken to be a moon of Mercury but it is in fact a star about 1750 light years away. Mercury does not have any moons. See related link


Why are there different kinds of moons?

Moons are big rocks in space so they are not created all the same way.

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Mercury number of moons or satellites?

No satellites have been discovered yet in orbit around Mercury. As of now, the answer to the question is zero.


What is mercurys surface like?

craters,plains,and volcanoes. it is a dense planet and is a inner and rocky planet. it has no rings and no moons. it also has no atmosphere.


Why do Mars' moons look like asteroids?

Because its simple all the planets moons are asteroids except for Earths it was part of Earth at one time and ours is different because we rock.


Why does the moon look different every night.?

because of the rotation of the earth and the moons orbit


Why are all moons different?

Because there's nothing similar in how they're formed (or captured).


Why do Mars's two moons look like asteroids?

Because its simple all the planets moons are asteroids except for Earths it was part of Earth at one time and ours is different because we rock.


Why do Mars two moons look like asteroids?

Because its simple all the planets moons are asteroids except for Earths it was part of Earth at one time and ours is different because we rock.


Why do forces change on different planets and moons?

Because the mass of the planet - its weight and size - create different degrees of gravity.


Why are the moons all different?

Because they all formed separately, in different environments. It would be far more startling to discover that two moons, or two planets, were identical; they would almost certainly have to have been manufactured.


Why do you see different shaped moons?

cuz The moon's apparent "shape" changes because as it orbits the Earth, the light from the sun hits it at different angles causing observers on Earth to see "different shaped moons". The moon really is always a sphere.


Are Mars moons asteroids?

No because Mars has no moons


Is mercurys moon a star called 31 crateris?

31 Crateris was once mistaken to be a moon of Mercury but it is in fact a star about 1750 light years away. Mercury does not have any moons. See related link