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Mercury is heavily cratered because it has virtually no atmosphere and because the surface is geologically inactive, and has been for a protracted period. Without atmospheric weathering or geologic reworking of the surface, any craters become permanent features of the planet.
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What inner planet has a surface with craters?
All four inner planets have craters. Mercury is the most heavily cratered.
Which planet is heavily cratered earth or mercury?
The most terrestrial planet in our Solar System is Mercury as evidenced by Mariner 10 satellite that flew by Mercury 3 times during 1974 and 1975. A new satellite, Messenger, was launched in 2004 and will be orbiting Mercury next year.
Is mercury a tiny cratered planet?
Mercury has a great many craters and is the smallest planet in the solar system, its diameter being about 38 percent of the diameter of Earth but more than double the diameter of the dwarf planet Pluto.
What is the Planet with a heavy cratered surface?
Hi your question was which planet is heavily cratered? My answer is: Neptune because it's the coldest planet and it is practically frozen therefore it is forever detiererating. So it has the most holes and craters.
Why isn't the surface of the earth cratered like the moon or like mercury?
Earth's surface is not as heavily cratered as the moon or Mercury because Earth has active geological processes such as weathering, erosion, and plate tectonics that continuously reshape its surface. These processes help to erase or cover up impact craters over time, maintaining Earth's relatively smoother appearance compared to the heavily cratered surfaces of the moon and Mercury.
Which planet is the most heavily cratered of the terrerstrial planets?
Mercury.
What is the heavily cratered planet closest to the sun?
that's planet mercury
What planet has a heavily cratered surface like our moon?
Mercury is the planet in our solar system that has a heavily cratered surface like our moon. Its surface is covered in impact craters due to its lack of atmosphere to protect it from incoming asteroids and meteoroids.
Which inner planet has a surface covered with craters?
Mercury is the most heavily cratered of the inner planets.
What inner planet has a surface with craters?
All four inner planets have craters. Mercury is the most heavily cratered.
Which planet is heavily cratered earth or mercury?
The most terrestrial planet in our Solar System is Mercury as evidenced by Mariner 10 satellite that flew by Mercury 3 times during 1974 and 1975. A new satellite, Messenger, was launched in 2004 and will be orbiting Mercury next year.
Why are Mercury and the Earth's moon so cratered?
Because in the past, just after the moon and Mercury was formed a lot of asteroids hit mercury and the moon.
Is mercury surface smooth are cratered?
Cratered.
Is mercury a tiny cratered planet?
Mercury has a great many craters and is the smallest planet in the solar system, its diameter being about 38 percent of the diameter of Earth but more than double the diameter of the dwarf planet Pluto.
What does 'is very cratered' tell me about mercury?
This tells you that, because Mercury is very cratered, it must have no protection against the asteroids coming in. So, it is basically telling you that Mercury has a very thin atmosphere
Does Mercury have landforms?
Mercury has no atmosphere, and its surface is heavily cratered much like Earth's moon. It is estimated that the planet has been geologically dormant for a few billion years.
What is the Planet with a heavy cratered surface?
Hi your question was which planet is heavily cratered? My answer is: Neptune because it's the coldest planet and it is practically frozen therefore it is forever detiererating. So it has the most holes and craters.
