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Craters are impressions or indentations in the surface of a planet or moon. They form from the collision of an asteroid or meteoroid. They are typically circular and comparatively shallow, often with a raised rim. They are numerous on the Earth's Moon, and on planets such Mercury and Mars which are not protected by a dense atmosphere.
On Earth, erosion and vulcanism eventually erase the obvious shape of a crater, and few impacts make any substantial impression. A notable example is the Barringer crater near Winslow, Arizona, which has eroded little since it was formed about 50,000 years ago.
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What causes craters lines and hills?
balls and dick
What caused the hills lines and craters on the moon?
Asteroids and comets sometimes crashes in to the moon and causes craters, hills, and lines.
What are some of the causes of craters?
Meteor impact, volcanism, bombs.
An object that causes craters to form when it collides with the earths surface is called what?
A metior
What causes the moon surface to look like it does?
It is possible that craters could have hit the moon.
Where did the craters on the moon originate?
Meteors, asteroids and other space junk crashes into the Moon, releasing large amounts of energy. The impact causes the lunar rocks to splash, causing craters.
What causes the craters in your moons surface?
The moon looks like a big ball of cheese with holes, these holes are called craters. They are impact craters-the remains of collisions between an asteroid, comet, or meteorite and the Moon. I searched this, and may this help you answer and may God be with you and bless you. ^_^
How does the absence of water affect the moon craters?
Water causes erosion, it washes things away, slowly or quickly, so craters do not last as long on a world that has at atmosphere and water as they do on the moon, which has no atmosphere and no water except for some ice in certain polar craters.
Why do the craters on the moon do not get weathred and eroded like craters on earth?
Because there is practically no atmosphere on the Moon and so there is no real weather like wind, rain etc. that causes weathering, like there is on Earth.
What causes craters on rocky planets?
Most of the time these are asteroids that connect with the planets at high rates of speed.
Why are there many craters?
Asteroids, meteors, comets, or some type of space rock that hit the Moon and causes the crater.
What caused the hills and lines on the moon?
Asteroids and comets sometimes crashes in to the moon and causes craters, hills, and lines.
