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There is no significant amount of erosion on the Moon.
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Why are many of the craters on earth are no longer visible?
The erosion on Earth caused the craters to disappear.It also caused them to not get seen by anything and it is gone. bye bye
Can you see craters on the moon from earth?
No. Most of the impact craters that have formed on Earth have been destroyed and buried by geologic processes, processes that the moon lacks. While some recent impact craters on Earth remain visible on the surface, they are too small to be seen from the moon.
Why is it easier for space objects to hit the moon and make a crater than it is for the same space object to hit the earth and make a crater?
It's not. In fact, the converse is true; the Earth is both a bigger target and has a stronger gravitational field. However, the Earth has a significant atmosphere, and thus weathering, so craters on the Moon tend to last much, much longer than craters on the Earth. The fact that Earth is geologically active and has life also shorten the length of time that craters remain visible and recognizable.
Why does earth have so few visible craters?
Earth is a 'living' planet; its surface is always being changed by the processes of erosion and geological action. Those craters that still remain are either too big to be noticed specifically as craters without the right perspective or, as noted in the question, so few in number that they are a major rarity.
What is the main reason that impact craters on the Moon last much longer than impact craters on earth?
Impact craters on the moon have no water/weather to erode the craters away, but on Earth the erosion erases the craters over time.
Why isn't the earth covered with craters?
The Earth isn't covered in as many craters as other planets is due to water and wind erosion. Plant and wildlife also cover up some craters making them less visible.
Why does earth lack craters?
Earth does have impact craters, but it has much few than the moon or Mercury and many of them are not readily visible. The main reason is that Earth has many active geologic processes that renew and change its surface, burying and destroying impact craters. If an impact crater on Earth is clearly visible then it probably formed quite recently in geologic history. Many of the impact craters on the moon and Mercury are billions of years old, dating to when the solar system was young and large asteroid impacts were far more common than they are now. Very little of Earth's crust from that time remains intact. By contrast craters on Earth that are tens of millions of years old are not readily visible.
Why are craters visible on the moon and not earth?
Unlike Earth, the moon has no geologic activity, not atmosphere, and no water to erode, bury, or otherwise destroy craters. Except for newer impact craters, the moon's surface has changed relatively little since soon after its formation while none of Earth's original surface is still intact.
What does a planets like mercury have more craters than the earth?
In the earliest days of our solar system (which I like to call the "Demolition Derby epoch") earth probably had as many or more craters than Mercury did. But earth developed weather, which over the millennia, wore the craters away. Mercury never had weather, so it's craters remain untouched today.
What happened to all of earths craters?
Erosion and coverage. Weather, rain, floods, wind, earthquakes, plants and so on have eroded much of the craters that were on earth. Vegetation helps to disguise earth's craters as well. Since Earth has had an atmosphere for quite some time, many meteors burn up in the atmosphere before they would hit earth and leave a crater. Now only some of the largest craters are visible.
What is vitello leather?
Vitello is one of the craters that are visible on planet earth's moon. It is circular and situated at the Southern hemisphere of the moon.
Did the earth avoid flying space debris to avoid craters?
No. Earth has probably been hit by more space debris than the moon has. However, Earth has geologic processes that bury and destroy impact craters over time so that few of them are visible today.
