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Why can you still see craters on the moon even though they were formed by ancient meteor collisions?
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Unlike on Earth, the moon has no water, no air, and no plate tectonics; it is geologically dead. As a result, there is nothing to wear away or destroy the craters.
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Famous asteroid or meteor craters and where they located?
There is one in Arizona. Meteor Crater. See Link
What evidence shows that some craters were formed by meteors?
Craters with a large central peak and high rim walls are easily identified as impact craters. Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona is one example. It's central peak has eroded over the years, but it's rim rises 150 feet above the surrounding terrain.
What type of surface does Mars have?
mars a a dust like surface, mostly desert and craters from meteor impact.
Why is Meteor Crater in Arizona still visible when most impact craters created by meteorites hitting Earth are not?
The Barringer Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona is still very distinct and visible, when other craters are worn away, for a couple of reasons. 1. Meteor Crater is relatively young; about 50,000 years old. The worst of the "intense early bombardment", when many of the Moon's craters were formed, was 3 BILLION years ago, and those early few eons used up most of the available rocks in near-Earth space. Those craters are mostly long gone. 2. Arizona is a desert, and has been since the end of the last ice age. There are few rainstorms, no floods, not a whole lot of natural erosion going on.
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 geological features are formed by craters as a result of impact?
Meteor craters.
Huge craters formed when a large meteor hit earth?
Yes, sometimes they did.
What caused the Copernicus crater?
We think that all the craters were formed by meteor strikes.
What year was the meteor crater made in AZ?
The Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona was formed about 50,000 years ago.
Why can we see craters on the moon even though they were formed by ancient meteor collisions?
The moon has no conditions in which to alter the surface. Think about it... 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. Yep
Has Venus been hit by a meteor?
Venus has been hit by many meteors, etc. There are craters formed by the impacts.
What fills up craters?
That depends on where the crater is, and how it formed. Meteor craters on the Moon or Mars? Nothing generally fills them up, and lunar craters are still visible after many hundreds of thousands of years. On Earth? A meteor crater will, eventually, fill with dust or dirt and water. A good number of meteor craters are visible as circular lakes. The Meteor Crater in Barringer, AZ is still empty after 50,000 years. Volcanic craters sometimes fill with lava, or with dirt and water. Crater Lake in Nevada is a .... lake, filled with .... water.
Does the moon have many craters left by meteor crashes?
Yes.The moon actually does have craters left by meteor crashes.
What might be responsible for most of the craters on earth's moon?
The vast majority of lunar craters are caused by meteor impacts.
Why can you see craters on the moon even though they were formed by ancient meteor collisons?
The moon has no water or atmosphere to cause weathering and very little geologic activity. This means that there is very little to disturb features on the moon's surface.
How does the moon get craters?
The moon gets craters from meteor's that hit it's surface
Meteor effects on Mars?
Yes. There are meteor craters all over Mars.
