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Probably meteoroid impacts. On the Moon, there is no weather, no wind, rain or erosion. A crater formed by a meteoroid a billion years ago will be as fresh and new-looking as one created last week.
On the Moon, craters never disappear - unless they are destroyed by new craters.
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Why are there craters on Jupiter?
Craters on Jupiter are typically caused by impacts from asteroids or comets. Jupiter's strong gravitational pull can attract these objects, leading to collisions with its surface. The planet's thick atmosphere can also cause meteors to explode before impact, creating visible scars on its surface.
Is ganymede a volcano on Jupiter?
Ganymede is not a volcano on Jupiter. Ganymede is actually one of Jupiter's moons, and it is the largest moon in our solar system. It has a complex geology with various surface features, including impact craters, grooves, and ridges.
Why cant you see impact craters on Saturn and Neptune?
Saturn and Neptune are gas giants, as is Jupiter, so they do not have a solid surface, so you cannot see any craters on them. What can be seen sometimes is disruptions in the atmosphere, like that which was seen in July 2009 on Jupiter, caused by something crashing into them. As Saturn and Neptune are much farther away than Jupiter, something like that would not be seen on them from Earth without really powerful telescopes.
How many impact craters and basins have been found it on earth?
Earth Impact Database, a website concerned with over 170 scientifically-confirmed impact craters on Earth.
Is Ganymede a volcano?
Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter, is not a volcano. It is composed mainly of water ice and rock, and its surface is covered with various geological features including impact craters, ridges, and grooves. Volcanic activity has not been detected on Ganymede.
Why are there craters on Jupiter?
Craters on Jupiter are typically caused by impacts from asteroids or comets. Jupiter's strong gravitational pull can attract these objects, leading to collisions with its surface. The planet's thick atmosphere can also cause meteors to explode before impact, creating visible scars on its surface.
Explain why no craters from the shoemaker-levy-9 impact on Jupiter are visible today?
The impacts on Jupiter were only several kilometers deep, very small compared to the size of Jupiter. The impacts were later seen as dark patches, which disappeared as the winds of Jupiter carried them off.
Why are there no impact craters on the surface of lo?
Io, one of Jupiter's moons, does not have many impact craters on its surface because its surface is constantly being resurfaced by volcanic activity. The geologically active nature of Io means that the lava flows and volcanic eruptions continuously erase any impact craters that may form on its surface.
Are there craters on Jupiter's surface?
No. Jupiter is a gas planet. It does not have a surface.
Does Jupiter have rings craters volcanoes etc?
Yes, Jupiter has all of these.
Where do craters occur?
Impact craters occur where objects impact on a solid surface.
Do Jupiter have craters?
While Jupiter is composed mainly of gasses there is a solid core at the center of the planet roughly the same size as the earth. The surface of this core is believed to be composed of glacier ice. Therfore Jupiter does have landforms.
What is Jupiter's terrain?
it has craters and small mountains
What is the main reason that impact craters on the Moon last much longer than impact craters on earth?
Impact craters on the moon have no water/weather to erode the craters away, but on Earth the erosion erases the craters over time.
What does Jupiter have on it?
Not that much. No life, not many craters and so on...
What is the reason Jupiter has craters?
things in space crashed on to it.
What are the characteristics of Jupiter's moons?
the are all big and have craters
