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What are cracks in the moon called?
Craters :P
What scientist discovered the craters on the moon?
The Physicist, Galileo Galilei.
Why isn't the earth cratered like the moon?
Weathering, volcanic action and plate tectonic action means that the surface of the Earth is constantly changing and meteor impact craters are eroded away . The surface of the moon is dead and there are no processes to remove the craters from its surface.
Why is the earth's surface not riddled with craters as is the moon?
The Earth has some craters, they are just rarer. The majority of meteors coming towards us disintegrate in the Earth's atmosphere (something the moon doesn't have), and the craters that are created by ones that get through are then subjected to winds, oceans, animals, foliage, all sorts of things that will make them less cratery. The moon doesn't have any of that, so any small meteoroid will hit it, and the crater stay there for a long, long time.
Does the moon and the earth both have craters?
Yes both bodies have craters but the Moon has many many more. That is because it has no protective atmosphere so that any old piece of rock of any size that hits the Moon will produce a crater (sometimes only a small one, other times a big one). The Earth's atmosphere causes all but the biggest meteors to burn up before they hit the ground, which means they have to be really large to cause any kind of crater. But the Earth has a few big craters.
What cause the Moon's craters?
The craters on the Moon are considered to be impact craters, caused by meteoroids striking the Moon.
Does the moon have holes in it?
Not really. The moon has craters. The craters are caused by objects from space hitting it.
What caused the moon to have many craters?
Meteorites. They hit the moon frequently, causing many craters.
What caused the caters on the moon's surface?
The craters on the Moon are caused by the impacts of meteoroids.
What caused many craters in the moon?
Since the Moon is cold and has no volcanoes, virtually all the craters there are the results of impacts.
What are moon craters How were they formed?
craters are depressions on the moon's surface caused by meteoric or asteroid impact. another theory is that it may have been caused by volcanic explosions but meteoric impacts are the major reason the craters.
What caused the hills lines and craters on the moon?
Asteroids and comets sometimes crashes in to the moon and causes craters, hills, and lines.
What might be responsible for most of the craters on earth's moon?
Most of the craters on Earth's moon are believed to have been caused by impacts from meteoroids, asteroids, and comets over millions of years. These impactors have struck the moon's surface and created the circular depressions we see as craters.
What caused the craters on the Moon's surface?
Meteories and bits of rock smacking into the moon
Why does it look like there are spots on the moon?
They are the craters on the moon, caused by the impact of meteorites.
How are craters made?
Craters were probably caused by meteors that hit the moon. Craters can also be made by non-active volcanoes
What could cause craters on the surface of the moon or planet?
The craters are caused by impacts from asteroids and comets.
