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Mercurys terrain is Hilly and Lineated Terrain. Sometimes, it is called the Chaotic Terrain, because it looks pretty chaotic. The Hilly and Lineated Terrain covers perhaps 360,000 square kilometers of Mercury's surface and consists of massifs filled with hills ranging, in some cases, nearly two kilometers high and several kilometers across. The hills have an appearance of almost rectangular blocks. Many ancient craters in the area are ruined by whatever event created the chaotic nature of this part of Mercury's surface.
Mercury has a crater like terrain. It has been hit by so many craters that it has lost 0.1% of its diameter.
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∙ 13y agoThese plains were probably '''formed''' as lava flows buried the older terrain. ... onto the other side of the planet and produced a region of '''chaotic terrain'''. ...
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∙ 8y agoMost of the terrain on Mercury is the result of asteroid and comet impacts.
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The scarps on Mercury were probably caused by?
The crust cooling and shrinking.
What planets are terestial?
The four inner planets; Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. They have a clearly defined `terrain`, whereas the gas giants don't.
What are terristrial planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. These are the four smaller inner planets, which have a clear terrain. They are different to the gas planets, which don't have a clear solid surface.
What are the inner planets some time called?
The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Because of the most part, they have rocky terrain, they are also called Terrestrial Planets.
What are some characteristics of the planet Mercury?
The surface of Mercury is similar to the moons. Most of the craters peppering Mercury's surface were caused 3.7 or 4.5 billion years ago. The Great Bombardment was the time when craters were left on Mercury, earth's moon, and other surfaces in the universe. The craters on Mercury are flatter and have thinner rims than the ones on Earth. Bach and Mozart are examples of crater names. The Caloris Basin is the largest crater on Mercury. Its diameter is around 800 miles. Surrounding the Basin are the Caloris Mountains. These mountains were formed by piles of material were thrown out of the Basin. The weird terrain is almost opposite Caloris Basin. It consists of hills, ridges and grooves that cut across craters. The weird terrain my have been formed by shock waves that raced through the center of the planet and outward early in Mercury's history. A series of cliffs that are 100's of miles long run along Mercury's surface. These cliffs are called 'scarps'. The scarps were also probably formed early in the planets history. The surface is covered in a thin layer of dust in most areas. === === Young craters have sharp rims and bright rays extending outward. Others are degraded, with rims smoothed from crashing meteorites.
What caused the chaotic terrain on mercury?
chaotic terrain is caused by channels under ground that shots through the surface and erouds the land
Mercury has weird terrain directly opposite its huge Caloris Impact Basin?
True
What caused mercury's surface to look like it does?
Because mercury has no atmosphere
What causes the temperature in mercury?
It is caused by solar radiation.
What in ancient Egyptian ointments caused deformities?
Mercury
What is Mercury's surface terrain?
It appears to have many rocky valleys and ridges, and innumerable impact craters.
The scarps on Mercury were probably caused by?
The crust cooling and shrinking.
Does mercury have any season?
No. Seasons are caused by the tilt of the axis. Mercury's axis is perpendicular to the Sun so there are no seasons.
What planets are terestial?
The four inner planets; Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. They have a clearly defined `terrain`, whereas the gas giants don't.
Minamata Disease is caused by eating fish contaminated by what pollutant?
MERCURY
Why doesn't the surface of mercury weather?
weathering is caused by water and wind.
What can Mercury in tuna do you?
Mercury poisoning (also known as mercurialism, hydrargyria, Hunter-Russell syndrome, or acrodynia when affecting children) is a disease caused by exposure to mercury or its toxic compounds.
