Question

Why are there craters on the moon?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

An asteroid or meteor is more likely to hit Earth because Earth is a lot bigger than the Moon, giving a meteoroid more area to hit! But we can see many thousands of craters on the Moon and we only know of about 180 on Earth! Why is that?

The truth is both the Earth and the Moon have been hit many, many times throughout their long 4.5 billion year history.

Craters on the Moon.

Answer 2

Craters on the Moon are caused by asteroids and meteorites colliding with the lunar surface. The Moon's surface is covered with thousands of craters. ... It also has very little geologic activity (like volcanoes) or weathering (from wind or rain) so craters remain intact from billions of years.