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Why do more meteorites and dust debris collide with other planets and moons than they do with earth?
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∙ 11y ago
They don't. While the moon has had over 600,000 impacts that caused craters of over 1km in diameter, the earth has had, by definition, over 9 million such impacts, as it has roughly 15 times the moon's surface area. While surface erosion has nearly or completly hidden the vast majority of these impacts, there is plenty of evidence of many of the larger ones left over.
It is widely believed that the bulk of our water, and countless other precious metals have come from bolide impacts in our multi-billion year history.
Planets like Jupiter and Saturn because of the stronger gravity have captured infinitely more objects than the rest of the solar system combined.
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What is a small piece of rocky space debris that strikes the earth's surface?
meteorites
Why do meteorites strike earth?
Meteorites do attack Earth. Meteorites are chunks, usally of planets, that have been split up. While they are travilling towards the sun (gravity) they are sometimes attaracted by our gravity.
How are meteorites formed?
Are meteorite hit other planet?
Meteorites hit other planets all the time. In fact, earth get hit the least (about twice every millenium).
Does the earth evolve?
depends on your definition of Evolve.the earth changes over time; under sea volcanoes can create islands (land), some land masses can collide causing mountains to rise, rain and water flow can erode land & mountains, even debris from space can add to earth's mass (meteorites).in a biological sense, the earth doesn't evolve. in biology, there needs to be offspring with traits that provide some sort of advantage to that offspring, that is propagated over time.the earth does not produce offspring, and cannot pass on any information.
What will collide with earth that provides evidence of earth's inner composition?
Meteorites
What is a small piece of rocky space debris that strikes the earth's surface?
meteorites
Why do meteorites strike earth?
Meteorites do attack Earth. Meteorites are chunks, usally of planets, that have been split up. While they are travilling towards the sun (gravity) they are sometimes attaracted by our gravity.
What is early earth conditions?
there were meteorites, a lot of space debris and lightning and liquid water eventually made the oceans.
Will all of the planets collide at one point?
(well in pics) but it really wont happen because earth is like a big magnet but the gravitational pull will not let the other planets collide with the earth or (even the sun) some say !!
How are meteorites formed?
Is the sun considered part of the earth system?
No, Earth and the other planets and debris are part of the sun's solar system.
What planet did Earth once collide with?
Earth did not collide with a planet. If Earth collided with another planet, it would have been smashed to smithereens and wiped from existence, then over billions of years the debris would have formed into a series of lifeless moons. It is believed however that a large-ish object, most likely a small moon or large asteroid, did collide with the Earth. The debris from that impact is believed to have created the moon that orbits Earth. So, a planet did not collide with Earth. But it's possible a small moon or large asteroid did. This is only a theory, it has not been scientifically proven. The theory is called the "giant impact hypothesis".
Will earth crash in to any other planets?
No. As of current known orbital data, the Earth will never be in a position to collide with another planet.
What are 5 things that exist in your solar system?
Planets Human Beings (On Earth) Stars Comets Meteors/Meteorites Asteroids
Why do stars planets and moons do not collide it self?
The moon is many times closer to the Earth than the stars are.
What is the approximate number of years that a meteor will travel to earth?
Meteorites have generally been around since the formation of the Solar System, over 4 billion years ago, until they happen to collide with Earth.
