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Which planet is less than half the diameter of the earth looks like your own moon?
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Mercury. It has a diameter of around 4880km, while Earths diameter is 12104 km on average. Mercury is too small and close to the sun to have an atmosphere, so there is much less protection from incoming meteors which would tend to break up in a thicker atmospheres such as the Earths. The impacts of these collisions cause craters. As with the moon, the lack of atmosphere and weathering means that the craters stay intact for millions of years.
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Which planet is less than half the diameter of the earth and looks like our own moon?
Mercury
What planet diameter is less one-half the length of earth's diameter?
The smallest planet in our Solar System is Mercury. The second-smallest is Mars, which has MORE than half of Earth's diameter.
What planet is less then one-half the length of Earth's diameter?
The smallest planet in our Solar System is Mercury. The second-smallest is Mars, which has MORE than half of Earth's diameter.
Which planet is less than half the diameter of the earth and looks like your own moon?
Mercury. Its surface is covered with impact craters similar to those on Earth's moon. Its diameter is approximately 4879 km while Earth's is ~12,742 km
Which planet is less than one-half the length of earth's diameter?
Mars, with a diameter 0.53226 times that of the Earth.
Which planet has a moon which is close to it in diameter?
Dwarf planet Pluto has the moon Charon which is almost half its diameter (2390 km and 1205 km), but Pluto is no longer a planet... The next one is the Earth with the Moon having a diameter 0.273 times the Earth's.
What planet has half of Mercury's diameter?
Mercury is the smallest planet, so there isn't one with half the diameter.
How large is the planet mars?
Mars is about 6780 kilometers (4240 miles) in diameter, a little more than half the diameter of Earth.
What planet diameter is one less than half length of earth's?
Mercury. It has a diameter of around 4880km, while Earths diameter is 12104 km on average.
What planet's diameter is less than one-half of the length of Earth's diameter?
Only Mercury (Pluto also was in there, but it's now a "minor planet).
Do Mars and Earth have about the same diameter?
No. Mars has about half the diameter of Earth.
What is the 5th smallest planet in size?
You might think that Mars is a near-twin of Earth, but it has a diameter of about half the Earth, measuring only 6,800 km across.
