[meteorite-list] Shielding of the Moon by earth

From: Rob Matson <mojave_meteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 01:20:09 -0700
Message-ID: <GOEDJOCBMMEHLEFDHGMMIEGCEFAA.mojave_meteorites_at_cox.net>

Hi Melanie,

> I see, but the other side of the moon does look a lot more
> heavily cratered than that "shielded" by Earth...

I suspect this has more to do with the relative ages of the
surfaces than the cratering rates. Maria are nearly absent
from the lunar farside, and the nearside Maria have erased
the evidence of earlier impact cratering. --Rob
Received on Wed 08 Sep 2010 04:20:09 AM PDT