Submitted by Stoghra t3_z72zob in explainlikeimfive
SlippySlappySamson t1_iy7o852 wrote
Reply to comment by FowlOnTheHill in ELI5: Why is moon so full of craters but earth isnt. by Stoghra
Yeah, of course! The nature of orbital mechanics (and I don't understand it well at all) and the frequency at which the Moon orbits the Earth means that it's likely that anything zooming in is probably going to encounter the Moon's gravity first, but it's by no means guaranteed.
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