Mercury Is Pockmarked with Meteorite Craters, While the Earth Is

question 57

Multiple Choice

Mercury is pockmarked with meteorite craters, while the Earth is not. Why?

• A) The Earth is farther from the Sun than Mercury.
• B) Tectonic activity and erosion have obliterated the craters on Earth.
• C) The Earth's surface was liquid when the great meteorite showers fell.
• D) Meteorites did not strike Earth.

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