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Author Question: How does counting craters help us estimate the age of a moon's surface? What will be an ideal ... (Read 50 times)

corkyiscool3328

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How does counting craters help us estimate the age of a moon's surface?
 
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A star on the red giant branch has a core about the size of ________.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Surface bombardment was much heavier early in the solar system's history. A surface with few craters implies many, or all, of the early craters were covered up by lava flows or other activity. The fewer the craters and the smoother the surface, the younger we assume it to be. The smoothest surfaces are the youngest.

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the Earth


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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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