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What are large depressions on the moon caused by meteorites called?
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What depressions on the Moon formed by large meteorites called?
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What are large depressions on the moon called?
CRESENTS
What are shooting stars made out of?
shooting stars are meteorites are comets or meteorites which are made out of large chunks of ice or out of rock
What is a large ocean wave caused by gravity of the sun and moon called?
Tide
Are there meteorites on the moon?
yes. The craters you see with the naked eye looking at the moon are from meteors striking the moon. meteorites are what is left of a meteor that has already struck a large body (such as a planet or moon)
What are depressions caused by large meteorites?
Craters
Depressions on the moon formed by large meteorites are called blank?
craters :]
What depressions on the Moon formed by large meteorites called?
learn how to read
What are large depressions on the moon called?
CRESENTS
Very large depressions commonly found at the base of waterfalls are called?
plunge pools
What are very large craters most likely the result of?
Most craters are caused by meteorites crashing to the planet. However, some volcanoes when formed, look like craters.
What are shooting stars made out of?
shooting stars are meteorites are comets or meteorites which are made out of large chunks of ice or out of rock
A large hole left behind by glacier is what?
A large hole in the ground left from the melting of a huge chunk of glacial ice is called a kettle Also . . . Large bowl shaped depressions that occur at the head of mountain glaciers that result from a combination of frost wedging, glacial plucking, and abrasion are called cirques
Has the earth ever been hit by an astoried?
Yes, but no. Asteroids are 'little planets' which actually orbit the earth. If they continue through the earths atmosphere, they are then called Meteorites. Few meteorites are large enough to create large impact creaters. Most meteorites disintegrate when entering the Earth's atmosphere. However, an estimated 500 meteorites ranging in size from marbels to basketballs or larger do reach the surface each year; only 5 or 6 of these are typically recovered and made known to scientists.
What are large summit depressions that often exceed a kilometer in diameter?
calderas
Depressions left by melted blocks of ice in glacial deposits?
The depressions left by melted blocks of ice in glacial deposits are called kettle holes. They are circular or oval-shaped depressions that form when large chunks of ice left behind by a retreating glacier become buried in sediment. When the ice eventually melts, it creates a hole in the ground.
A large crack in the ground is a?
A large crack in the ground is called a fault which is caused by and earthquake.
