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Why might you expect an older surface of a moon or planet to have more craters?
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What might be responsible for most of the craters on earth's moon?
The vast majority of lunar craters are caused by meteor impacts.
How does the inner planets distance from the sun relate to the average surface temperature of the planet?
You might expect a planet to be hotter if it's nearer the Sun. This is true apart from Venus, which is the exception. Venus has a higher average surface temperature than Mercury. We believe this is because of the "greenhouse effect" of the atmosphere of Venus.
How many planets does Pluto have?
Pluto has craters and so do some other planets. Pluto has some craters and some of the planet is just rocky because of the rock and ice it's made of. 1/31/2011 From : Professor Ron Stewart If you'll go to http://orie-technologies.weebly.com by this afternoon there will be reference to several scientific published papers from scientists and scientific articles from sources like the on line scientific journals like :" Science-Daily" that show Pluto, and its moon Charon, have craters on them. On this same web site there will be new images and slide show demos (never seen by any human until now). Using a new space exploration technology named ORIE (Optical Remote Imaging Enhancement.) which (5-7 yrs.) ahead of time can show you what Pluto, Charon, and Nix look like before the New Horizons Spacecraft gets to Pluto. The scientific evidence, images, and slide demos may give evidence of this. All of this data and evidence will show Pluto, Charon, Nix to not only have 'craters' on them but a considerable amount of ice and and rock as well. There will also be new images and slide show demos showing new possible dwarf planets or moons beyond Pluto and what they also may look like. For more reading on this within the next few days you may also want to check out the peer-reviewed science journal named :"Journal of Science" that will have a new scientific paper on all of these things discussed above. Which may also be found at: http://journalofscience.weebly.com .
What might the surface temperature be like on a planet with no atmosphere?
It depends on how far away the planet is from a star. If it's close, it's hot. Also, if the planet rotates on its axis there would be a big day-night temperature difference.
What plant orbit the sun faster?
As discovered by Johannes Kepler, the closer a planet is to the sun, the faster it's orbit becomes. As you might expect Mercury completes it's orbit (year) in the fastest time, and each outer planet does so progressively slower.
Does planet Neptune have good craters?
what exactly do you mean by good crater?? Neptune would not have any craters on the outer surface because it is a gas planet, the core maybe might have craters but i could not say for sure
How might the craters on the the moon have been formed?
By asteroids impacting the surface.
What might be responsible for most of the craters on earth's moon?
The vast majority of lunar craters are caused by meteor impacts.
How were craters on the moon formed?
Craters on the moon were formed when meteorites crashed into the moons surface at unimaginable speeds. so true :P
Is there water on of Mars?
not on the surface but might be some under the surface of the planet...??
What jupter below atmosphere?
Nobody knows for certain what the surface of Jupiter looks like below its atmosphere. Since the planet is a gas giant, we might expect it to look something like the surface of the sun, but not on fire.
How does the inner planets distance from the sun relate to the average surface temperature of the planet?
You might expect a planet to be hotter if it's nearer the Sun. This is true apart from Venus, which is the exception. Venus has a higher average surface temperature than Mercury. We believe this is because of the "greenhouse effect" of the atmosphere of Venus.
What makes craters on mars?
On every rocky celestial body, a crater is used to define the damage left behind by a meteorite's impact with the ground of the celestial body. Thus, all the craters on Mars are from meteorites that have impacted with Mars's surface. Now you might wonder, "What is a meteorite?" A meteorite is any object in space (asteroid, comet, or meteorite) that has crashed into a celestial body that has a solid surface (i.e., moon, planet, etc...).
What planet contains craters making it look similar to earth's moon?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars all have impact craters. Earth's craters are subject to weathering, subduction and orogeny, erasing them from the surface after a time. Mercury is an airless world, geologically inactive, so it has preserved its craters from the beginning of the solar system. Mercury's appearance is most like that of our moon.
Why are there relatively few craters in the maria of the moon?
This area of the Moon has relatively few craters. Explain why this might be.
What is it surface on Jupiter?
You're looking at the cloud tops of a gas giant, not the "true" surface of the planet. Actually we're not sure if there IS a surface, but Jupiter might well have a rocky and/or an icy core ... but the core would be tiny compared with the whole planet.
Does Jupiter show evidence of volcanic activity?
No. Jupiter is a gas planet. It has no surface on which volcanoes might form.
