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What made the craters on the Moon?
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A crater is made when a meteorite crashes into the surface of a planet or moon. Most of the craters on the Moon were made soon after it was formed, as it was hit by thousands of meteorites. The craters are still there because the Moon has no atmosphere to erode them. | | The impact of a meteorite (1) causes a shock wave (2) in a planet's crust, which forces rock upward in the centre of the crater (3). |
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Book:
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Chapter:
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