Why the Moon is such a cratered place
- Written by Katarina Miljkovic, ARC DECRA fellow, Curtin University
Look at the circular patterns on the Moon's surface, as seen from Earth.Flickr/Bob Familiar, CC BYLook up on a clear night and you can see some circular formations on the face of our lunar neighbour. These are impact craters, circular depressions found on planetary surfaces.
About a century ago, they were suspected to exist on Earth but the cosmic...





