Why are craters on Mercury on average smaller in diameter than craters on the Moon?
| September 22, 2020 | Education
The flight range of the ejected matter in an explosion on Mercury is shorter than on the Moon, since the acceleration of gravity on this planet is 2 times greater. Another reason may be the different size distribution of meteoric bodies in the vicinity of these two cosmic bodies.
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