(impact) craters
I took this photo of Laguna Quilotoa, Ecuador in April 2015. It is a volcanic crater, not an impact crater.
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What does the data reveal about the relationship between: (1) Crater size and velocity of impact? (2) Ejecta length and velocity of impact? (3) Crater size and Impactor size?
Most impacts occurred early in the Solar System. Why?
The largest impact craters on any given moon or planet are the oldest. The more recent impact craters are always smaller than they are in the past. What can this tell us about the Solar System’s formation?
Where did the material that makes up Earth come from?
Where did everything else in the Solar System come from?
What can studying other planetary surfaces in our Solar System tell us about how Earth formed?
How does the age of a planetary surface (young vs old) affect the proportion of craters?
Why would there be young or old planetary surfaces in the Solar System?
What can you predict about the conditions on other objects in the Solar System from the quantity and proportion of impact craters on their surfaces?
What can you predict about the conditions on other objects in the Solar System from the quantity and proportion of impact craters on their surfaces?
list organized from largest SA to smallest
graph showing the ratio of amount of craters per km^2
list organized from most craters to fewest
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