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Why is it that the features on the Moon's surface are older than those observed on Earth?
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∙ 13y ago
Because the moon has no atmosphere and no liquid water on its surface, it has no weather and no life. Weather, and living things, both tend to change existing surface features. So, features don't last as long on the Earth as they do on the moon.
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What are the meandering valley like features on the moons surface called?
Rilles
What are the features that covers much of the moons surface?
The moon is mostly covered with craters.
What is moons gravity compared to earth?
16.55% as strong on the surface.
What fraction of the moons gravity is the moons gravity?
The moon's gravity is essentially identical to 100% of the moon's gravity, and results in gravitational forces on its surface that average about 16% of the corresponding forces on the Earth's surface.
Is there a hole in the moon's surface?
the holes in the moons surface are where astroids hit the moons surface
What features are found on the moons surface?
craters
What are features on the moons surface?
craters
Who observed that Jupiter's moons orbited Jupiter and not the earth?
Galileo
What do surface features and their distribution on the moons surface tell you about its history?
Earth's shadow on the moon proved that earth wasn't flat. When galileo first turned his telescope to the moon, he found a surface scarred by craters and maria. Before that time, many people believed that all planetary bodies were "perfect" without surface features.
What are the meandering valley like features on the moons surface called?
Rilles
Do any moons have tectonic plates?
Sort of. Jupiter's moon Europa has linear features on its surface that are likely the result of processes similar to plate tectonics on earth.
What are the features that covers much of the moons surface?
The moon is mostly covered with craters.
What is the earth's moons surface like?
The moons surface is covered with regolith. There are 2 main kinds of surface; maria and highlands. There are lots of craters and dust. the moons sky is always black.it has no air or water
What occurs when the moons shadow falls on the earth surface?
eclipse
What is moons gravity compared to earth?
16.55% as strong on the surface.
Which of jupiters moons surface features provide evidence of a subsurface liquid ocean?
Europa...
Is the moons surface rocky?
yes it has canyons and mountains like earth
