There are two reasons why the Moon (like other moons, and Mercury) has so many craters, and both are related to its lack of an atmosphere.
1) There is no atmosphere to prevent small-to-medium meteors from striking the surface. On Earth, only the largest and densest meteors can make it to the surface without vaporizing or exploding.
2) There is no volcanic activity, or oceans, or winds on the Moon. On Earth, scars from impacts would be lost due to continental drift, volcanic activity, or simple weathering by water, air, and plants.
So what you see on the Moon are some of the BILLIONS of collisions with it over BILLIONS of years. Only a few are weathered by solar activity on the rocks, and a much larger number erased by later impacts at the same locations.
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
craters
Two types of moon craters are impact craters, formed by asteroids or meteoroids hitting the moon's surface, and volcanic craters, formed by volcanic activity on the moon when magma rises to the surface and erupts.
There can be craters anywhere on the moon, not just the side we see
The dents on the moon are actually impact craters formed by meteoroids colliding with its surface. These craters have accumulated over billions of years and give the moon its characteristic rugged appearance.
The craters on the Moon are considered to be impact craters, caused by meteoroids striking the Moon.
There are 375 craters in 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
there are more craters on the moon then on earth
On the Moon.
craters
The moon gets craters from meteor's that hit it's surface
No. The craters on the moon do not affect its gravity.
the moon craters were created by asteroids and meteors. shocking!
Yes, there are craters on the Moon. Any planet with a solid surface and not too much of an atmosphere will have craters.
Not really. The moon has craters. The craters are caused by objects from space hitting it.
The moon has craters because asteroids have crashed into the mass and have put dents into it.