Why Are There So Many More Impact Craters Visible on the Moon

question 43

Multiple Choice

Why are there so many more impact craters visible on the Moon than on the Earth?

• A)The moon has been hit by many more meteorites than the Earth,particularly the >1 km diameter bodies that create the biggest craters
• B)The moon formed long before the earth formed,so has had more time to be hit by meteorites
• C)The moon is made out of softer rock than the Earth that is more readily deformed when impacted by meteorites
• D)Because of gravitational effects,the moon deflects many of the meteorites that would otherwise hit the Earth
• E)Craters on the Earth can be destroyed by erosion and mountain-building processes,or obscured by vegetation or sedimentation

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