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What strikes planets and moons and is made of rocks?
Meteorites or asteroids can strike planets and moons.
How are craters formed on moons or planets?
Craters are formed by impacts from objects from space, such as meteorites.
What is the difference between moon rocks and meteorites?
Moon rocks are rocks that have been collected from the surface of the moon by astronauts during space missions. Meteorites, on the other hand, are space rocks that have entered Earth's atmosphere and landed on the planet's surface. Moon rocks originate from the moon, while meteorites come from various sources in space.
What are the three major types of Meteorites?
Stony meteorites, iron meteorites, stony-iron meteorites.
Covered with craters made by meteorites?
The surface is pockmarked with craters formed by impacts from meteorites. These craters vary in size and depth, providing a record of the history of impacts on the surface. Over time, the ongoing formation of craters shapes the landscape of the area.
What strikes planets and moons and is made of rocks?
Meteorites or asteroids can strike planets and moons.
What happens after a craters hits the moon?
Craters don't hit moons. Craters are the results of meteorites hitting moons.
What rock is the least common?
Meteorites from different planets and moons are very rare.
How are craters formed on moons or planets?
Craters are formed by impacts from objects from space, such as meteorites.
What things from space that start with m?
*Mars *Meteorites *Mercury *Milky Way *Moons
How are meteorites formed?
Meteorites are formed from fragments of asteroids, planets, or moons that collide in space. These fragments are flung into space due to impacts, volcanic eruptions, or other geological events. Some meteorites come from the Moon or Mars, ejected by asteroid impacts. Once these fragments enter Earth's atmosphere without burning up, they are called meteorites.
What do you call the object that have no light of their own?
I don't think there is a generic name for them. Some such objects in astronomy are:* Planets * Moons * Planetoids * Meteorites
What is the Round pit on moons surface?
A round pit in the moon's surface is called a crater.
What is the difference between moon rocks and meteorites?
Moon rocks are rocks that have been collected from the surface of the moon by astronauts during space missions. Meteorites, on the other hand, are space rocks that have entered Earth's atmosphere and landed on the planet's surface. Moon rocks originate from the moon, while meteorites come from various sources in space.
Why doses Saturn have a ring around it?
Saturn's rings formed when meteorites hit Saturn's moons; small pieces spread out and formed Saturn's rings
Which planet has meteorites orbit around it?
I'm pretty sure there isn't one. Some moons of planets seem to be "captured" asteroids. Several planets fit that description.
What are the kinds of meteorites?
Iron meteorites, stony meteorites and stony-iron meteorites.
