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.
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.
Craters :P
The Physicist, Galileo Galilei.
I'm no expert but id guess that earth (being a larger target) has been hit more then mercury. (here is where the guessing ends) but mercury is devoid of water Ware as earth has lots. their was once a time where earth was covered with impact craters. but over rain eroded them away. mercury has no rain so the craters will stay their for millions of years
Due to the Moon's low gravity, it cannot hold in an atmosphere, meaning it cannot have weather. This means erosion cannot occur, making craters, footsteps, etc. never disappear. It also means it cannot rain at all on the Moon.
It is rocky with craters.
By meteors/asteroids crashing into the Moon.
The large indentation on the surface of the moon areÊcalled craters. It is a circular depression in the surface of the moon and other solid body in the solar system.Ê
The "dents" on the surface of the moon are craters. The craters were created by asteroids and meteors that crashed into the moon's surface.
Impact craters.
The craters are formed because of rock and iron hitting the moons surface. When the rock and iron hit the earths surface damage is caused to trees, roads and that sort of thing.
The moon gets craters from meteor's that hit it's surface
because the moon does not have a equater like the earth to protact it self ;)
The moon's craters are impact craters, formed by collisions of interplanetary debris (asteroids, comets, etc.) with the surface of the moon.
Craters last for millions of years on the surface of the moon because the moon does not have an atmosphere. Saying this the moon does not have anything able to fill in the craters such as soil or rain.
Craters last for millions of years on the surface of the moon because the moon does not have an atmosphere. Saying this the moon does not have anything able to fill in the craters such as soil or rain.
Craters