Does the Moon have more craters than Earth?

An asteroid or meteor is more likely to fall toward Earth than the moon because our planet's stronger gravity attracts more space debris. But we can see many thousands of craters on the moon and we only know of about 180 on Earth! Why is that? read more

One main reason is that the Moon is fairly dead, metaphorically and literally, compared to Earth. Here on Earth, craters can disappear much easier, for a few reasons. read more

But craters on Earth have become less visible due to erosionand geologic activity - these processes are much more active onEarth than on the Moon or Mercury, which have less tectonicactivity, no real atmosphere, and no liquid water. read more

The moon may attract fewer bits of space rock than the Earth, but the moon is powerless to do anything about it after it has been hit. Once something hits the moon, that event becomes frozen in time. Earth, on the other hand, simply brushes these impact craters off and moves on with its life. read more