Craters in the solar system
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The surface of the Earth shows fewer meteor impact craters when compared to the surface of Mercury or our own Moon, which show thousands of impact craters each? Think of four specific reasons to explain this. For each reason, indicate what has an effect on the number of craters seen.
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The solution provides detailed explanations as to the reasons for the different crater impact features between the different bodies.
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Here are 4 reasons I came up with.
1. Water
Earth is the only planet that has water on its surface. Water is a major cause of surface erosion.
Surface water may hide crater like features. One of Jupiter's moons (Europa) is covered with ice, and it is the smoothest object in the solar system. Meteors impacts just create a big "splash" and ...
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