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What planets are most likely to be pitted with meteor craters?
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What is the surface features of mercury?
The surface of Mercury is a bit like that of the moon. There is no real atmosphere as the planet is too close to the sun and is not massive enough. It is pitted with billions of craters, from meteor impacts, though as there is to atmosphere, there is no weather to errode the features away over time.
What are the three features Galileo saw on the moon?
He found that the Earth moves around that sun. The surface of the moon seemed pitted with craters. and the third one I don't know. Hope the other two help! :)
What are the surface features of Mercury?
Mercury has many craters ridges,crarers and terrians.The other land on the planet is mostly smooth. Also one side of Mercury is very much more heavily cratored than the other.The surface of Mercury is a bit like that of the moon. There is no real atmosphere as the planet is too close to the sun and is not massive enough. It is pitted with billions of craters, from meteor impacts, though as there is to atmosphere, there is no weather to erode the features away over time.
Are maria flat surfaces on the moon?
The maria (singular mare) appear relatively flat when viewed through earth-based telescopes. They are actually pitted with smaller craters and the surface of the maria are very uneven, very much like the rolling hills we see here on earth. They are far from flat.
It was studied by the Mariner 10 Probe and has a crater-pitted surface.?
Mercury was studied by the Mariner 10 Probe and has a crater pitted surface.
Moon is pitted with what?
Nickel Meteor craters .
Common between mercury's surface and earth's moon surface?
The surface is pitted with meteor impact craters. See related links for pictorial
Why Mercury is so pitted with craters?
Mercury is pitted with craters because Mercury has almost no atmosphere to protect itself.
What is the names of the pitted areas of the moon?
Craters
What is the surface features of mercury?
The surface of Mercury is a bit like that of the moon. There is no real atmosphere as the planet is too close to the sun and is not massive enough. It is pitted with billions of craters, from meteor impacts, though as there is to atmosphere, there is no weather to errode the features away over time.
What planet is similar to Earth's moon?
The surface of Mercury is a bit like that of the moon. There is no real atmosphere as the planet is too close to the sun and is not massive enough. It is pitted with billions of craters, from meteor impacts. Since there is no atmosphere, there is no weather to errode the features away over time caused by the impacts.
What is the meaning of the word pitted?
It can either mean covered in smallish craters, called "pits" OR it can mean to have the pit or stone removed from a piece of fruit, such as a cherry or prune.
What are the three features Galileo saw on the moon?
He found that the Earth moves around that sun. The surface of the moon seemed pitted with craters. and the third one I don't know. Hope the other two help! :)
How can the word 'pitted' be used in a sentence?
I can give you several sentences.The surface of the metal was pitted from acid rain.We pitted the olives and ate them.Rain pitted the ground.
When was Pitted stingray created?
Pitted stingray was created in 1939.
What lolly is pitted?
Some lolly pops are pitted with bubble gum but not of them are actually pitted with a nut or any thing like that
What do you call the holes on the surface of the moon?
These are craters, caused by impacts. Because the moon does not have sufficient gravity to sustain an atmosphere, there is no protective barrier between the moon's surface and random objects in space. Craters will typically have a raised rim, a sloped crater wall leading into the depression and a crater floor that is the base of the depression. The surrounding area of a crater will have material "splashed" onto it from the impact. Larger craters will also have a central peak caused by the kinetic energy of an impacting object melting a portion of the lunar or impacting material.
