Earth Possesses Few Visible Craters While the Moon Possesses Many

question 17

Multiple Choice

Earth possesses few visible craters while the moon possesses many.This is because

• A) Earth formed later than the moon and,therefore,hasn't encountered as many meteorites.
• B) the moon doesn't have an atmosphere that could burn up many of the meteorites before impacting.
• C) erosion and plate tectonics have slowly removed evidence of past cratering on earth.
• D) all of the above
• E) only b and c

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