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Why have old craters on the moon not been erased as similar craters on earth have been?
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The moon has no atmosphere, liquid water, or plate tectonics and little volcanic activity or bury, erode, and southwester destroy impact craters.
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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.
Why have very old craters of the moon not been erased as similar craters on earth have been?
for several reasons: since there is no air, there are no storms since there is no water, there is no rain therefore things stay as they are, unless hit by a meteor
Why have very old craters on the moon not been erased as similar craters on earth have been?
Many places on the moon suffer from a shortage of the things that erase craters on the earth, including air, wind, water, rain, storms, lightning, mud, burrowing animals, tides, roots of growing plants, earthworms, etc.
Were the earth's craters caused by earthquakes?
Earth's craters have been created by Meteorites and Volcanoes.
Why doesn't the earth have craters?
Earth does have craters, but most of those that exist are heavily eroded, have been buried under sediment, or have been deformed by plate tectonics. Many more craters have been destroyed by these processes.
Are there more craters on Mercury and the Moon than the Earth?
The surface of the Earth has been reworked over geological time and this has erased evidence for craters that have existed on the Earth. However all the inner planets and moons have been subject to the same rate of impactors and as Earth is larger, it is therefore likely that Earth has in fact received more impactors (and therefore had more total craters) than the Moon or Mercury. There are more craters now visible on the Moon and Mercury, but there were likely many more on the Earth over the same astronomical time. But craters on Earth have become less visible due to erosion and geologic activity - these processes are much more active on Earth than on the Moon or Mercury, which have less tectonic activity, no real atmosphere, and no liquid water.
How many impact craters and basins have been found it on earth?
Earth Impact Database, a website concerned with over 170 scientifically-confirmed impact craters on Earth.
How many impacts craters and basins have been found on earth?
Earth Impact Database, a website concerned with over 170 scientifically-confirmed impact craters on Earth.
Which planet has a cratered surface similar to earth's surface?
Mars. However you are wrong in implying that Earth's surface IS cratered, it is not andy impact craters have been modified by Earth's geological processes and are not obviously visible today.
Does the moon have more craters than earth?
No. Earth has far fewer craters. Most that once existed on Earth have been eroded, buried, or otherwise destroyed by geologic activity.
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 are craters on the moon but not on the earth?
Metorites have crashed onto the moon which has not happened to the earth. Although the earth has been struck it has not happened enough to be noticable.
