![]() ![]() ![]() The Moon is especially interesting because it is not just any moon, but our Moon-a nearby world that has shared the history of Earth for more than 4 billion years and preserved a record that, for Earth, has been destroyed by our active geology. If we can understand what has happened on the Moon, we may be able to apply this knowledge to other worlds. On the Moon, in contrast, most of the impact history is preserved. On Earth, this long history has been erased by our active geology. Most solid worlds show the effects of impacts, often extending back to the era when a great deal of debris from our system’s formation process was still present. ![]() The Moon provides an important benchmark for understanding the history of our planetary system. Discuss the use of crater counts to determine relative ages of lunar landforms.Explain the process of impact crater formation.Compare and contrast ideas about how lunar craters form.By the end of this section, you will be able to: ![]()
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