Because there are few erosion processes on the Moon to erase the craters. The Earth has had many more impacts, but those in the ocean were covered up and those on land were eroded away.
mass extinction events throughout history. These craters provide evidence of the catastrophic effects of asteroid or comet impacts on the Earth's surface, leading to significant environmental changes and extinction events. Scientists study these craters to better understand the impact events and their potential implications for future planetary protection.
The answer, my friend, is simple. It's Earth. Most scientists believe that a giant asteroid hit Earth when it was forming, and a chunk of Earth flew into space making our beloved moon. - All joking aside, I'm not kidding. :)
Yes, both the Moon and Earth have craters on their surfaces. The Moon's surface is covered with craters formed by impacts from space debris, while on Earth, craters are less common due to erosion and tectonic activity, but they can still be found in certain areas like meteorite impact sites or volcanic regions.
Scientists learned that the moon has no atmosphere, has a relatively thin crust compared to Earth, and its surface is covered in impact craters. They also found evidence of water ice in permanently shadowed regions near the lunar poles.
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
Earth Impact Database, a website concerned with over 170 scientifically-confirmed impact craters on Earth.
Earth Impact Database, a website concerned with over 170 scientifically-confirmed impact craters on Earth.
mass extinction events throughout history. These craters provide evidence of the catastrophic effects of asteroid or comet impacts on the Earth's surface, leading to significant environmental changes and extinction events. Scientists study these craters to better understand the impact events and their potential implications for future planetary protection.
i have the same homework as you, but all i know is its not mountains (which is 'a') and its not impact craters (which is 'b')
The answer, my friend, is simple. It's Earth. Most scientists believe that a giant asteroid hit Earth when it was forming, and a chunk of Earth flew into space making our beloved moon. - All joking aside, I'm not kidding. :)
Yes, both the Moon and Earth have craters on their surfaces. The Moon's surface is covered with craters formed by impacts from space debris, while on Earth, craters are less common due to erosion and tectonic activity, but they can still be found in certain areas like meteorite impact sites or volcanic regions.
Scientists learned that the moon has no atmosphere, has a relatively thin crust compared to Earth, and its surface is covered in impact craters. They also found evidence of water ice in permanently shadowed regions near the lunar poles.
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
in which country did the biggest meteorite hit The biggest craters can be found in Canada, in the Canadian shield. However the evidence of the biggest impact is in Mexico at the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Not necessarily. A ray crater is in impact crater that has tapering lines of light-volored material extening outward. Ray craters can found on Mercury and other objects such as the moon, but most of these craters are not ray craters.
Meteorite craters.
I think its because the lunar mountains are associated with the large circular impact craters found on the moon, whereas on earth we have plate tectonics that from our mountains on the linear plate boundaries.