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Quite devastating on Earth, depending on the size.
The damage caused to a huge forested area in Siberia by the most recent, Tunguska strike, is still visible after 100 years and released energy several times more powerful than the Atom Bomb drops on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
On the moon, however, there tend to be many many more impact craters but the Moon is relatively unaffected as it has no atmosphere and no free water. There is nothing to stop the solid objects, whether they be meteorites or Asteroids from striking the surface but they do not heat up by travel through an atmosphere as they do if they approach Earth.
There are two major factors that save the Earth from a similar number of ground strikes. Firstly the Atmosphere. Although it seems invisible and thin to us, it is many thousand times denser that the almost perfect Vacuum of outer space. Thus most solid objects burn up in the atmosphere as the friction caused by traveling through the dense atmosphere heats them up to a point where the majority of their bulk "Gases off" and is blown back into the upper atmosphere (shooting stars are physical manifestations of this phenomenon.
Also, most of these objects find their way to the inner Planets from debris Fields many million miles away form us. They approach at an angle to the Earth, having traveled in on an elliptical path which is disturbed by the gravitational pull of every Planet they pass.
Thus, when they reach us, any that do collide (and the odds against that would make the UK Lottery look like a sure thing) tend to travel in at an Acute or shallow angle. This increases hugely the amount of time they spend in the Earth's atmosphere. This extra time heats them to the point where they change into Gas because of the immense heat generated by friction with the atmosphere
Asteroids can be extremely large artifacts. It is thought that many of the asteroids that exist within our Solar System, are remnants of anther close neighbour that was destroyed in a cataclysmic collision with a large asteroid,.
Asteroid collisions can create impact craters on both Earth and the moon, causing local and global environmental effects such as wildfires, earthquakes, tsunamis, and climate changes. These collisions can also result in the ejection of debris into space, impacting the surrounding areas and potentially leading to mass extinctions on Earth.
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Does the moon's gravity affect the earth's gravity?
Yes, the moon's gravity affects the Earth's gravity. The gravitational pull of the moon causes tides on Earth, and it also creates a slight distortion in the shape of the planet that affects the strength of Earth's gravity slightly.
Is the moon inside or out the asteroid belt?
The asteroid belt is shaped like a donut. The earth and moon, mars, venus, mercury and sun are all in the hole in the middle.
Seas that formed the mountains on the moon?
Mountains on the moon were not formed by seas. They were created by ancient geological processes such as impacts from asteroid and comet collisions, volcanic activity, and tectonic movement. The moon does not have seas or water bodies like Earth.
What is the name of the asteroid that had its own moon?
The first confirmed case of an asteroid orbiting another asteroid is the asteroid Ida which is orbited by a smaller asteroid orbiting it called Dactyl; other asteroid moons have been found since.
How was the moon possibly formed?
The most probable cause was a collision between the earth and a large asteroid, part of the earth being broken off and forming the moon.
Is the the moon part of the earth or an asteroid?
Theory suggests that it is a remnant of a large asteroid that struck the Earth
Is the moon of earth?
An asteroid had hit Earth and knocked of a chunk that is now called the moon.
Is the Moon's on the asteroid belt?
Our moon is not in the asteroid belt. No planet's moon is in the asteroid belt or it would not be a moon.
Does the moon's gravity affect the earth's gravity?
Yes, the moon's gravity affects the Earth's gravity. The gravitational pull of the moon causes tides on Earth, and it also creates a slight distortion in the shape of the planet that affects the strength of Earth's gravity slightly.
What or Which theory says that the Moon was pulled from the Earth?
The second theory says that the moon is a captured asteroid.
Which is fastest moving an asteroid moon sun earth?
for fastest speed of actual forward movement i believe its an asteroid
What position started the moon?
a currently popular theory is that the moon came about when an asteroid collided with earth, ejecting what is now the moon into near-earth orbit.
Is the moon closer to the earth than the asteroid belt?
By far yes.
What asteroid missed the earth by about twice the distance to the moon in 1937?
Hermes
Is the moon inside or out the asteroid belt?
The asteroid belt is shaped like a donut. The earth and moon, mars, venus, mercury and sun are all in the hole in the middle.
Why did the moon start to orbit the earth?
It is currently believed that the Moon was created as a result of a huge asteroid colliding with Earth. Part of the material getting out of Earth must have coalesced and formed the Moon.
How big is a moon?
Anywhere from a small asteroid to Earth's size, depending on the planet.
