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The major impacts that form large craters are rare events, occurring on Earth roughly every 100 million years. The last major impact was 65 million years ago (mya). Over such a long period of time, the forces of erosion, deposition, and plate tectonics can destroy or bury a crater. The remnants of the 65 mya impact crater, for example, are buried under more than a kilometer of sedimentary rock. Large impacts were more common when the solar system was young and many of the large craters on the moon date to that time, but almost none of Earth's crust from that time still exists.
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Why do you see seven impact craters on the moon but few on earth?
sorry i really dont know im a child and im trying to find that out for school. sorry for the inconvince
What are the moon holes name?
The holes in the moon are called craters. To find the name of famous moon craters go to wikipedia.
How does earth affect us?
dont' be lazy and go to the internet 2 find out
Where on Earth can you find large numbers of stony meteorites that have not been significantly changed by weathering?
Antarctica
What did the appolo 11 mission find on the moon?
They found moon rocks, they saw craters as well. they collected moon rocks.
Why do you see seven impact craters on the moon but few on earth?
sorry i really dont know im a child and im trying to find that out for school. sorry for the inconvince
Why do you see several impact craters on the earth but few on the moon?
There are relatively few craters identified on the surface of the Earth while there are thousands (millions) on the moon. It is hard to find one point on the moon that is not in one crater and there are craters in craters in craters. (See images in related link for Moon.) Obviously, the major reason behind this is that the craters that formed on the Earth eroded over time due to wind, rain and other natural factors which are nearly absent on the moon. Thus Earth's craters disappear over millions of years while the craters on the moon remain for billions of years. (The primary way a crater is made to disappear from the surface of the moon is by having another impact crater formed and the dust and debris from later impacts disturb or destroy or cover the original crater.)
What are the hole names?
The holes in the moon are called craters. To find the name of famous moon craters go to wikipedia.
What are the moon holes name?
The holes in the moon are called craters. To find the name of famous moon craters go to wikipedia.
What kind of minerals do you find in the interior of the earth?
minerals i dont know
How does earth affect us?
dont' be lazy and go to the internet 2 find out
Where would you look in the Solar System to find out how many meteors could have hit Earth in the past?
Moon. Because of virtually no erosion, you can estimate a frequency of impacts occurring at about our orbit. Erosion on Earth quickly erases traces of most impact craters, so we can't find them all.
Where would you find rocks with large crystals?
near the surface of the earth
What causes the man in the moon illusion?
The rotation of the Earth causes us to see the moon differently. When the moon is between the Earth and the sun, there is no light reflecting from the moon, and that is when there is a new moon.
Where would you find the sea of tranquilty?
On the moon. That is the name of one of the moon's craters.
How many planets away is Jupiter from earth?
i dont know you guys find the answer. lazy retards!!!!
Why dont you find sodium metal occurring naturally?
it's too reactive in earth's atmosphere.
