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How are the moon's craters evidence that large meteoroids probably hit Earth?
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∙ 12y ago
Looking at the evidence of meteor strikes on the moon is obvious. It would be logical to assume that celestial bodies have struck the earth in the past even though the evidence has been covered up by erosion, plant, growth, and other environmental factors.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe craters are evidence because they look very similar to the ones that scientists found on Earth. That's what my teacher told me.:P
Anoynomoususer15
Scientists must look for other evidence that large meteorites have hit Earth. One place they look is in rocks.
( I read this in an Orbit Worksheet I had to do for Science class)
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Why did the moon get hit by a meteorites?
The early days of the solar system were much like a demolition derby of meteoroids slamming into other bodies. Earth was pummeled just as severely as the moon was, but earth has weather - which softens and erodes the craters over time. The moon, with no weather, keeps it's many craters intact.
What evidence indicates that catastrophic impacts have occurred in the solar systems past?
Many impact craters are visible on many planets and satellites of planets. The moon is a perfect example, it is covered with craters, some of which we can see from Earth even without a telescope. We do have a few impact craters that have survived here on Earth, as well, even though the weather on Earth, over long periods of time, tends to smooth away craters.
Does the planet Venus' have craters?
Venus has about 1,000 young craters, the biggest of which is Crater Mead, about 170 mile across. Oddly, there is no evidence on Venus of old craters like we see on the moon, Earth, and Mars. Somehow these old craters were smoothed over on Venus . . . by lava flow?? By high winds??
Why is the earth not covered with craters?
The earth is not covered with impact craters because weather and geological activity erodes the craters away over time.
Does the surface of moon and earth both have craters?
yes. there are more craters on the moon because no atmosphere protects it from meteors or meteorites, but both the moon and the earth have craters
Why are there craters on the moon and not on the earth?
Because meteoroids hit the moon and when meteoroids come towards Earth our atmosphere burns it away into tiny pieces of rock.
Why did the moon get hit by a meteorites?
The early days of the solar system were much like a demolition derby of meteoroids slamming into other bodies. Earth was pummeled just as severely as the moon was, but earth has weather - which softens and erodes the craters over time. The moon, with no weather, keeps it's many craters intact.
Why can we see craters on the moon even though they were formed by ancient meteor collisions?
The moon has no conditions in which to alter the surface. Think about it... The earth has mountains and canyons because of erosion. The earth is so near the moon that it would have experienced very similar collisions with meteoroids, over time after such meteoroids collapsed onto larger masses and got corralled between planets the conditions of the earth {i.e.) weather, water, erosion} smoothed out the evidence of any collisions. The moon did not because the moon could not. Yep
Why is there so little evidence of the. Of heavy Bombardment on Earth?
Weathering, plate movements and volcanoes destroyed many of the craters
Who has more craters the earth or the moon?
there are more craters on the moon then on earth
What evidence indicates that catastrophic impacts have occurred in the solar system?
Many impact craters are visible on many planets and satellites of planets. The moon is a perfect example, it is covered with craters, some of which we can see from Earth even without a telescope. We do have a few impact craters that have survived here on Earth, as well, even though the weather on Earth, over long periods of time, tends to smooth away craters.
Does the mesosphere protect earth from meteoroids?
The atmosphere protects earth from meteoroids. The mesosphere is just one layer in the atmosphere.
What does a planets like mercury have more craters than the earth?
In the earliest days of our solar system (which I like to call the "Demolition Derby epoch") earth probably had as many or more craters than Mercury did. But earth developed weather, which over the millennia, wore the craters away. Mercury never had weather, so it's craters remain untouched today.
Why does Mars have crators?
Mars has craters because the atmosphere is too thin for meteors to burn up in, (as most do before they hit the earth). There are also craters on Mars, because there is almost no erosion on Mars, as there is on earth to cover up the evidence of impact.
why is there so little evidence of the period of heavy bombardment on earth ?
Weathering, plate movements and volcanoes destroyed many of the craters
Why is there so little evidence of the period of heavy bombardment on earth?
Weathering, plate movements and volcanoes destroyed many of the craters
Has the earth ever been hit by an asteroid what effect did it have on the earth?
The Earth has been hit by meteoroids numerous times, even in the last century. Consequences range from small craters to flattened forests to mass extinctions on a planetary scale. For more information, see links below.
