It was protected from meteoric bombardment by some other body, or that it had undergone volcanic activity and was covered with a newer surface than elsewhere, or that there were fluids which smoothed out the craters.
Mercury is known for having the most amount of rocks in our solar system due to its rocky surface and lack of significant atmosphere to erode them. Mercury's surface is heavily cratered with rocky fragments and boulders scattered across its landscape.
Scientists explore polar regions to study unique ecosystems, understand climate change impacts, and unlock insights into Earth's history. These regions provide valuable data for predicting global environmental changes and understanding the effects of human activities on the planet.
The polar regions have high albedo because they are covered in ice and snow, which reflect sunlight back into space. This impacts the Earth's climate by reducing the amount of heat absorbed by the planet, helping to regulate global temperatures.
The higher average density of Earth compared to the rock on the continents and seafloor indicates that the planet must have denser materials in its interior, such as iron and nickel, which likely exist in the core. This suggests that Earth has a layered structure with a dense core surrounded by less dense layers.
There are several ways, the most popular are: 1) Just like a star affects the motion of a planet so does the planet affect the motion of the star, but only in small degree. Astronomers look at stars and see if they have a periodic shift in their movement and conclude that a planet is causing it. 2) If the orbit of a planet is "edge on", then it will eclipse the star and cause a periodic reduction of its light by up to 2%.
that's planet mercury
Mercury.
Mercury is the planet in our solar system that has a heavily cratered surface like our moon. Its surface is covered in impact craters due to its lack of atmosphere to protect it from incoming asteroids and meteoroids.
Mercury has a great many craters and is the smallest planet in the solar system, its diameter being about 38 percent of the diameter of Earth but more than double the diameter of the dwarf planet Pluto.
Mercury is the most heavily cratered of the inner planets.
All four inner planets have craters. Mercury is the most heavily cratered.
The most terrestrial planet in our Solar System is Mercury as evidenced by Mariner 10 satellite that flew by Mercury 3 times during 1974 and 1975. A new satellite, Messenger, was launched in 2004 and will be orbiting Mercury next year.
Mercury is the most cratered planet in the solar system.
MARS is the rockiest planet in our olar system its a verry well known fact :)
Mercury has no atmosphere, and its surface is heavily cratered much like Earth's moon. It is estimated that the planet has been geologically dormant for a few billion years.
Hi your question was which planet is heavily cratered? My answer is: Neptune because it's the coldest planet and it is practically frozen therefore it is forever detiererating. So it has the most holes and craters.
The Mariner 10 probe studied the planet Mercury, which has a heavily cratered surface due to impacts from asteroids and meteors. It is the smallest and closest planet to the Sun in our solar system.