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Why are Sedimentary rocks are not found on the Moon?
There could be sedimentary rocks on the Moon, the processes forming them would be different from those on the earth but it is possible that there are processes moving and layering Moon dust which could be regarded as a sediment. However, in general there is no erosion or deposition happening on the Moon as it does on Earth and therefore no rocks formed as a result of these processes.
Why would you not find sedimentary rocks on the moon?
Sedimentary rocks are formed by the weathering, erosion and then deposition of the resultant clasts. Weathering and erosion do not occur on the moon (except to a limited extent due to the impact of meteorites but this material is not compacted so is a dust rather than a rock) so sedimentary rocks can't form.
What is the origin of meteorites?
Meteorites originate as asteroids from space. They are loose rocks that have been formed in the pre-planetary era or have been chipped off of a larger body such as a planet or moon by impact. When they encounter Earth's atmosphere they become meteroids, when they light up due to friction they become meteors, when they impact Earth's surface, they are meteorites.
What is the approximate age of the solar system'?
The solar system is estimated to be about 4.6 billion years old. This age is determined by radiometric dating of rocks from the Earth and Moon, as well as meteorites.
Does the Earth have Moon rocks?
Rocks were brought back to the Earth from the various Moon landings the Americans undertook. No other rocks from the Moon are on Earth. The Moon was formed from the Earth - so, if anything, there are Earth rocks on the Moon.
What are bombarded by rocks on the moon known as?
It is hit by meteorites.
Where would you go to find moon rocks?
You can find moon rocks at museums like the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum or through authorized sources that sell meteorites and space rocks. It is illegal to own, buy, or sell moon rocks obtained unlawfully.
Why are moon rocks younger than most meteorites?
The most meteoite material that people have dated stems from the time when the solar system formed and stems from bodies that never managed to grow the size of planets. When people date materials that are that old, they use techniques that tell them when the material solidified for the last time either from a homogenous protoplanetary nebula or from a liquid magma. Since the moon is believed to have formed by a giant impact of a roughly mars-sized body with the proto-Earth millions of years after most meteorites were formed and moon experienced ongoing magmatic activity thereafter, the ages obtained by radiometric dating of moon rocks are usually younger than those of meteorites.
What is the difference between the Luna rover and the moon buggy?
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What are the rarest rocks in the world?
answ2. Many parameters, but I'd think that iron meteorites would be high on the list. Or meteorites known to have come from the Moon or Mars.The rarest dimond is the red dimond
Why are Sedimentary rocks are not found on the Moon?
There could be sedimentary rocks on the Moon, the processes forming them would be different from those on the earth but it is possible that there are processes moving and layering Moon dust which could be regarded as a sediment. However, in general there is no erosion or deposition happening on the Moon as it does on Earth and therefore no rocks formed as a result of these processes.
What extraterrestrial rocks are basalt?
Basalt rocks have been identified on the Moon, Mars, and the asteroid Vesta. These rocks are often formed from solidified lava flows and are commonly found in volcanic regions.
Are there meteorites on the moon?
yes. The craters you see with the naked eye looking at the moon are from meteors striking the moon. meteorites are what is left of a meteor that has already struck a large body (such as a planet or moon)
Why are holes in the moon?
From meteorites hitting it.
Difference of lunar rocks and earth rocks?
Lunar rocks are those forming the Moon - as the word 'lunar' says. Earth rocks are formed on Earth - but the rock forming the Moon is also a constituent of the Earth.
How can you tell that the moon has been bombarded with meteorites?
The impact craters on the moon's surface are obvious clues to the fact that meteorites have crashed into our natural satellite. that tell us that the moon doesn't have oxygen because if it have oxygen the meteorites would burn
If meteors hit the moon does it come to the Earth after it hits the moon?
Mostly not. When a piece of space rock hits the Moon, it causes a crater, which splashes rocks and dust all around it. It would have to be a VERY large rock to hit the Moon and splash rocks all the way to the EARTH. But it has happened! We have found meteorites that are distinctly lunar in origin. Even more amazing, we have found meteorites that we now believe may have come from MARS. Sometime in the distant past, an asteroid or comet slammed into Mars, and splashed rocks clear out into solar orbit - and then they ran into the Earth.
