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Why is the surface of mercury covered with meteor impact craters while earth surface has relatively few craters?
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Earth is a geologically active planet, the heat in its core moves the Earth's surface around and creates new oceans and mountains over time and these are eroded slowly by the processes going on in and caused by Earth's atmosphere.
On Mercury there is no atmosphere and the planet no longer has a hot core causing its surface to be reworked,
Thus the craters made in Earth's surface are erased over time while those on Mercury are not.
Demetris Boehm
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What is mercury's surface covered in?
Craters!!
What is the surface of planet mercury covered with?
Craters.
Is the surface of mercury covered with craters molton iron or oceans?
craters
Has an asteroid hit mercury?
Yes. Mercury's surface is covered in craters, indicating numerous asteroid impacts.
What is Mercury's surface terrain?
It appears to have many rocky valleys and ridges, and innumerable impact craters.
What is the surface of Mercury covered with?
Craters, mostly. The new Messenger photos of Mercury from just last week show craters on craters, and chains of craters. It looks a lot like the Moon, actually. You can see some photos of Mercury at the link below.
Which inner planet has a surface covered with craters?
Mercury is the most heavily cratered of the inner planets.
Does Mercury have meteorites?
Yes. All major bodies in the solar system have been hit by metorites. Mercury's surface is covered with impact craters.
What is the surface of Mercury?
mostly rock and iron!!!!The surface of Mercury is most similar to the surface of the moon. Both are about the same age (very roughly) and both are covered with impact craters.
Why do craters not erode on Mercury?
Mercury has no atmosphere and no surface fluids, so there is nothing to erode the craters.
What percentage is Mercury's surface is covered in craters?
its rough because it looks like the moon only mercury is gray instead of white/yellow
Does Mercury's surface have many craters?
yes it does
