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Craters form on our moon from collisions. Besides the planets, there is a lot of space debris out there, many millions of small rocks left over from the formation of the solar system or which have broken away on previous impacts. Occasionally these rocks will collide with planets or moons. They usually break up and burn up when they hit the relatively dense atmosphere of earth, but the moon has no atmosphere, so the moon has an increased number of collisions.
A crater forms when the rock hits the surface. Because there is no atmosphere, there is no weather on the moon, no wind. There is also no plate movement, so no volcanoes or thermal activity. This means that the craters can survive for a long time - billions of years. Any craters on Earth get eroded away over time, so we don't see many here on the Earths surface.
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How did the craters form on on the moon?
Since the moon doesn't have an atmosphere, meteorites are able to hit the moon and this forms the craters.
What features were last to form on the moon?
rayed craters
How are craters form on the moon?
by micro meteoroids hitting the moon
How are moon craters form?
craters form when a metorite strikes earth then resulting in a dent in the earths crust
How did craters form from moon?
meteors hit them
What features were the to form on the moon?
Rayed craters
How do moon craters form on the moon?
They are formed by asteroids and meteorites crashing into the surface of the moon
What feature was the last to form on the moon?
rayed craters
Why have very old craters on the moon not be erased as similar craters on earth have been?
Unlike Earth, the moon does not have air, water, glaciers, or plate tectonics to erase craters. The only forces that significantly alter the moon's surfaces are impacts that form new craters.
How often do craters form?
due to the striking of the meteors on moon
How did the mountains form on the moon?
They are actually called craters, they were formed by asteroids colliding with the moon.
How do crates form on the moon?
I hope you mean craters. Anyways, metaors slam into the moon which causes craters and the moon doesn't have an atmosphere like ours to burn the meators up. + there is no wind on the moon.
