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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?
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∙ 11y ago
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.
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How has exploration helped us learn about impacts of space objects on earth?
Exploration of other worlds has helps us learn about the impact of space objects. When an object strikes the surface of a larger object in space, it explodes and leaves behind a round pit called an impact crater.
What is a objects that orbit Earth?
What is an object that orbits Earth
Was the moon a crater?
No. A crater is a depression in the ground created by an impact or explosion. The moon is an object in orbit around Earth. It is believed to have formed when another planet collided with Earth early in its history, but this impact did not leave a crater.
How do craters get to the earth?
When a meteor hits Earth, it forms a crater, or hole in the ground , made by a space object.
What is a hole formed when two objects in space collide?
If two objects in space collide the result depends on both relative sizes and speeds of the objects.if the objects are moving with little difference in speed, they will simply stick togetherif the objects are of similar size and moving at high speed, they with both shatter into smaller piecesif the objects are of much different size and moving at high speeds, the smaller one will punch a hole in the larger one called a craterwhen an object about the size of Mars collided with the early Earth shortly after the Earth first developed a solid crust, both objects completely remelted and a spray of mixed Earth's mantle and the object entered orbit about the Earth and when it solidified became the Moon, no crater was left on Earth as it melted completely then resolidified tooetc.
Where is a crater located?
A large depression in earth cause by impact of an asteroid or other object from space.
The amount of gravitational attraction between the earth and an object depends on the objects distance from the earth and what else?
How close the object is. and the mass of both the object and the earth.
How many kilometers is an object from earth?
Different objects are at different distance from Earth.
What is the objects approach the Earth very close it has 3 letter?
NEO's (Near Earth Object)
Would an object have a greater gravitational pull closer or farther from earth?
An object have greater gravitational pull closer from earth. As we get farther from earth, the gravitational pull becomes weaker. That is why objects sufficiently away from the earth do not fall on it.
When a meteor hits the earth what does it form?
When a meteor hits the Earth it forms a crater.
How is the size of a crater related to the size of a meteorite?
Typically the larger and deeper the dimensions of a crater, the more energy (KE) the meteorite had on impact. This generally means that a meteor was massive enough to breach Earth's atmosphere without loosing significant amounts of material. Thus we can infer that the larger the impact crater the more massive the meteor was. As for the actual dimensions, little inference can be made as mass and size do not always correlate directly.
