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Why can we still see craters on the moon even though they were formed by ancient meteors collision?
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∙ 8y ago
The moon has no conditions in which to alter the surface.
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The earth has mountains and canyons because of erosion. The earth is so near the moon that it would have experienced very similar collisions with meteoroids, over time after such meteoroids collapsed onto larger masses and got corralled between planets the conditions of the earth {i.e.) weather, water, erosion} smoothed out the evidence of any collisions. The moon did not because the moon could not.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 8y agoUnlike the earth the moon doesn't have an atmosphere nor any signs of air. This means that things that happen on the surface will stay there forever.
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How are crates on the moon made?
the craters on the moon were formed by meteors hitting the moon and the lunar lakes were formed by lava filling in the craters
What two things have formed on craters of the moon?
meteors and asteroid fragments.
Why can we still see craters on the moon even though they were formed by ancient collisions with meteors?
Because there is no atmosphere, no water and no wind on the Moon so change is extremely slow.
Are most lunar craters that are formed by erosion caused by glaciers?
Most lunar craters are impact craters caused by incoming meteors and asteroids. Since our moon has no atmosphere there can be no glaciers or erosion.
Has Venus been hit by a meteor?
Venus has been hit by many meteors, etc. There are craters formed by the impacts.
What might be responsible for most of the craters on earth's moon?
The vast majority of lunar craters are caused by meteor impacts.
What cause craders?
If you mean craters as in the holes in the earth, then they are formed by meteors crashing into earth. If you didn't mean that, I need to start learning a bit more vocab.answ2. Volcanoes also often have craters at their summit.[Strictly, meteors are the seen phenomena, meteorites are the ones that land.]
Why does the moon have so many crators formed by meteoroids?
It got hit by lots of meteors - the trick is that there is little erosion on the moon so all those craters are still there.
What were most lunar craters apparently caused by?
Meteors and other space objects in outer space. Meteors naturally collide with planets and moons. Earth has just as many craters, but they cannot be seen because of our rapidly changing world, which quickly makes any signs of the craters disappear. However, in places like the desert that is consistently the same, you can see the remnants of meteor strikes because nothing is covering the craters and also nothing has caused them to go away, such as erosion. Some of those craters are also ancient volcanoes from when the moon was still cooling.
What cause the craters on the Moon's surface?
impact craters right That's right, craters formed when a meteorite hits the moon. You see, the moon doesn't have an atmosphere like earth, which means the meteors won't burn up in the atmosphere. and that means there is no wind to cover up the marks. this doesn't mean Earth doesn't have meteors, many believe a meteor hit the Earth and killed the dinosaurs, they believe the crater for this is the gulf of Mexico.
What does the formation of a crater follow?
There are craters formed by asteroids crashing into Earth. There are craters formed by volcanic explosions. There are craters formed by collapses in the Earth's crust.
How are craters formed on moons or planets?
Craters are formed by impacts from objects from space, such as meteorites.
