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The number of craters on the moon are too many to count. Approximately 300,000 craters with diameters of 1 km or more are visible from ground based telescopes. High-definition photographs from lunar probes reveal millions of craters. Extreme closeups show countless microscopic craters.

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How many craters are in the moon.?

There are 375 craters in the moon.....


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Many of the larger craters on the moon can be seen from earth without a telescope, so nobody discovered craters on the moon with a telescope.


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