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because there is no wind on the moon.
if therewas wind it would blow the traces away. if there was wind, meaning co2 and nitrogen, we would be living there. The Moon doesn't have wind, rain and siesmic activities, such as volcanoes or moonquakes, going on right now, so all of the features that we see on the Moon are the same as they were millions of years ago, because there is nothing to change them. New asteroid strikes could produce new craters, but the old ones are still there.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoIf there is a crater on the Earth, it is worn away over time. Between wind, rain, landslides, rivers, earthquakes, trees and foliage, and people and animals, features on the Earth tend not to last for a very long time.
On the Moon, there are no such forces. The only thing that will erase a crater on the Moon is ... another crater!
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∙ 13y agoBecause there is no system of weathering on the moon since it has no water or an atmosphere to create wind. This is also the reason the foot prints of Niel Armstrong and the other astronauts can still be seen on the moon.
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∙ 13y agoThe continued existence of ancient, preserved craters on the moon are due to an apparent and significant drop in cosmic material and collisions within our solar system, the completion of the natural dust and particle collection by the moon and the Earth of material formerly in co-orbit and the lack of ability for erosion to occur on the lunar surface. The moon has no weather due to lack of an atmosphere to create it without which erosion cannot take place. The size of the moon plays a role as well. The small size of the Moon, inhibits its ability to sustain the adequate mass, gravity and magnetic field needed to generate heat allowing plate tectonics or an atmosphere. Without new collisions on the surface of the moon, atmosphere, weather or plate tectonics, the ancient lunar craters shall continue to be preserved indefinitely.
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∙ 14y agoThere is nothing on the moon to remove them.
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∙ 14y agoTake any telescope or even a pair of binoculars and you will see craters.
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∙ 10y agoWhy do you think there are more tracks on a ski trail where the last snowfall was a week ago than one where snow fell last night? It's pretty much the same answer.
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Who used a telescope to discover craters on the moon?
Many of the larger craters on the moon can be seen from earth without a telescope, so nobody discovered craters on the moon with a telescope.
What is visible on the moon?
There are several lunar features that are visible to the naked eye, and more are visible with even a very small telescope.The craters are probably the most obvious; circular impact craters caused by the collision of some very large asteroids or comets have created circular mountain ranges that are hundreds of miles in diameter. There are craters in craters, craters ON craters, and chains of craters. Because the Moon lacks an atmosphere, there are no erosive forces to break down and hide the craters (as there is here on Earth) and so the only thing wearing away the old craters are ..... new craters!Lunar craters are usually named for astronomers and scientists.The other major features of the Moon are the maria, or seas. Originally believed to be oceans and seas of water by classical observers, we now believe that they were made by lava flows.
Is impact cratering visible on the planet Venus?
Yes, but there are not so many craters, per square kilometer,as on the Moon.
Why does Mercury look like the Moon?
The moon and Mercury are almost the same size and both have craters due to being hit with cosmic debris. Also, neither have sufficient atmospheres to erode the craters.
Why did scientists once think there were volCANOES ON THE MOON?
The reason that this was that it was once the only thing that scientists could use to explain why the moon had so many craters on it (which we now know to be the product of meteorite and asteroid collisions).
Why is the earth's surface not riddled with craters as is the moon?
The Earth has some craters, they are just rarer. The majority of meteors coming towards us disintegrate in the Earth's atmosphere (something the moon doesn't have), and the craters that are created by ones that get through are then subjected to winds, oceans, animals, foliage, all sorts of things that will make them less cratery. The moon doesn't have any of that, so any small meteoroid will hit it, and the crater stay there for a long, long time.
Who used a telescope to discover craters on the moon?
Many of the larger craters on the moon can be seen from earth without a telescope, so nobody discovered craters on the moon with a telescope.
Does the moon has craters?
The moon has plenty of craters, many of which can be seen from Earth, with a good telescope or binoculars. The craters are there, because the moon has no atmosphere for the objects to burn up in, so all of them hit the moon.
How does the absence of water affect the moon craters?
Water causes erosion, it washes things away, slowly or quickly, so craters do not last as long on a world that has at atmosphere and water as they do on the moon, which has no atmosphere and no water except for some ice in certain polar craters.
Why can we see the craters of the moon so clearly from earth?
Because the craters of the moon are very large and preety. \\\\\\\\ p;l
How were craters on the moon formed?
Craters on the moon were formed when meteorites crashed into the moons surface at unimaginable speeds. so true :P
Why do craters last a million years on the moon?
They last much longer than that. Some of the moon's craters are billions of years old. They last so long because there is nothing to erase them. Earth has wind, water glaciers, volcanoes, and tectonic plates to bury, erode, and erase craters. The moon has none of these processes. Some refer to the moon as geologically dead.
Why does the moon have impact craters that are more visible than earth's?
The Moon is a more bleach environment and the Earth has Plant Life, Water, buildings, and that kind of thing. So craters on the Moon are seen better because it is more distinctive, the Moon is basically rock, dust, and more rock.
These things are known to have battered the moon?
Space rocks. On Earth we would call them "meteors", because they would generally burn up while passing through the atmosphere. The Moon has no atmosphere, so there's nothing to prevent small space rocks from crashing into it. This has left the Moon covered with millions of craters; big craters, little craters, craters IN craters, and craters ON craters.
Did Galileo discover creators?
Galileo discovered craters on the moon so therefor technically he discovered craters.
Was the blast craters on the moon fake when they did moon landing?
The moon landings were real, so the craters left by the descent engines were real. I'm not really sure how else to answer this question.
Why does the moon have circles?
Those are impact craters from when it was hit by meteors. The moon has no weather, so they never got erased like most of the impact craters that were on Earth's surface.
