Why Are There Fewer Large Impact Craters on the Earth's

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Multiple Choice

Why are there fewer large impact craters on the Earth's seafloor than on the continents?

• A)Seafloor crust is younger than continental crust,so it has had less time in which to suffer impacts.
• B)The oceans slow large impactors and prevent them from making craters.
• C)Erosion erases impact craters must faster on the ocean bottom than on land.
• D)Most impacts occur on the land.

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