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Why are there fewer large impact craters on the Earth's seafloor than on the continents?
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The seafloor crust is younger than the continental crust.
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How many eruptions did Craters of the Moon have?
Craters on the moon are not volcanic, they are impact craters.
Why are there no impact craters on the surface of lo?
Io did have impact craters but they have all been buried in lawa flows
What created the large craters you we see on the moon?
The theory is that these are impact craters of meteors.
Why is the earths surface not covered by the same impact craters?
First, we have a nice thick atmosphere that deals with many meteors. Secondly, weathering and erosion erase the marks fairly quickly.
What are three reasons why most craters left on Earth are no longer visible?
Since the Earth's crust is a dynamic surface that is controlled by convection in the Earths core, the plates on which the surface lies are moving, called plate tectonics. This tectonic motion produces subduction which recycles and changes the Earths surface resulting in a ever changing and recycled surface, that does not preserve impact craters. Also, erosional and weathering processes erode away the higher parts of craters leaving no clear marking of craters over a long period of time.
Features of earths moon?
Impact craters.
Where do craters occur?
Impact craters occur where objects impact on a solid surface.
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.
How many eruptions did Craters of the Moon have?
Craters on the moon are not volcanic, they are impact craters.
Does mercury have volcanoes and craters?
Mercury has impact craters but not volcanoes.
Why are there no impact craters on the surface of lo?
Io did have impact craters but they have all been buried in lawa flows
What geological features are formed by craters as a result of impact?
Meteor craters.
What cause the Moon's craters?
The craters on the Moon are considered to be impact craters, caused by meteoroids striking the Moon.
What created the large craters you we see on the moon?
The theory is that these are impact craters of meteors.
What is formed by meteorites?
impact craters
Why is the earths surface not covered by the same impact craters?
First, we have a nice thick atmosphere that deals with many meteors. Secondly, weathering and erosion erase the marks fairly quickly.
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.
