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What is the Moon's primary source of erosion? And why does the moon erode so much slower than earth?

Answer 1

The moon's main source of erosion is micrometeorites.

On Earth, erosion is primarily caused by wind, water, and precipitation. On the other hand, as there is no atmosphere on the moon, there is no weather.

Rather, microscopic dust grains fall from space and strike the lunar surface; they also strike Earth, but burn up in the upper atmosphere; on the moon, however, there is no atmosphere, so they strike the surface.

We can observe features that are millions or even billions of years old because erosion is so slow on the moon due to the absence of weather.

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Answer 2

Jose Arroyo

The primary source of erosion on the Moon is micrometeoroid impacts. The Moon erodes much slower than Earth primarily because it lacks an atmosphere, which means there is no wind or water erosion, and its lower gravity results in weaker geological processes such as plate tectonics and volcanic activity.

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