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What are all the holes in the moon?
Answer 1: These holes are called craters. Many of them are impact carters which are formed between 3000 and 4000 million years ago when meteorites and asteroids hit the surface of the moon. Some of them are pretty big up to 130 miles in diameter others are only a couple of feet.
Why there are so many craters on the moon?
Because of tectonics, the surface of Earth is recycled many times throughout its long history. As a result, very few rocks on Earth are as old as the rocks on the Moon. The Moon has not had tectonics for billions of years. That’s a lot more time for craters to form and stay put.
Why is the moon so scarred with craters?
The Earth’s gravity is stronger than the moon’s, so it attracts more space debris than the moon does. Unlike the Earth, the moon does not have processes that remove craters from its surface. Earth has weather, water, and plants. These act together to break apart and wear down the ground.
What is the crater on the moon called?
Lunar craters are impact craters on Earth’s Moon. The Moon’s surface has many craters, all of which were formed by impacts.
What is the biggest crater on the moon?
The South Pole–Aitken basin
The South Pole–Aitken basin (SPA Basin, /ˈeɪtkɪn/) is an immense impact crater on the far side of the Moon. At roughly 2,500 km (1,600 mi) in diameter and between 6.2 and 8.2 km (3.9–5.1 mi) deep, it is one of the largest known impact craters in the Solar System.
What are the 5 largest craters on the Moon?
List of largest craters in the Solar System
| Body | Crater | Body diameter |
|---|---|---|
| Earth | Chicxulub crater | 12740 km |
| Luna (moon of Earth) | Procellarum | 3470 km |
| South Pole–Aitken basin | ||
| Imbrium |
Why are there craters on the surface of the Moon?
When something collides with the surface of the moon and makes holes craters are formed on the surface of the moon. Asteroids and meteorite collision is the main reason for the formation of craters on the surface of the moon.
Why is the Moon powerless to do anything?
A powerless moon. The moon may attract fewer bits of space rock than the Earth, but the moon is powerless to do anything about it after it has been hit. Once something hits the moon, that event becomes frozen in time. Earth, on the other hand, simply brushes these impact craters off and moves on with its life.
What’s the difference between the Earth and the Moon?
The main difference between the two is that Earth has processes that can erase almost all evidence of past impacts. The moon does not. Pretty much any tiny dent made on the moon’s surface is going to stay there. Three processes help Earth keep its surface crater free.
How many times has the Earth been hit by the Moon?
The truth is both the Earth and the Moon have been hit many, many times throughout their long 4.5 billion year history. This view of the Moon’s cratered South Pole was seen by NASA’s Clementine spacecraft in 1996.