Earth possesses few visible craters while the moon possesses many.This is because
A) Earth formed later than the moon and,therefore,hasn't encountered as many meteorites.
B) the moon doesn't have an atmosphere that could burn up many of the meteorites before impacting.
C) erosion and plate tectonics have slowly removed evidence of past cratering on earth.
D) all of the above
E) only b and c

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The moon lacks an atmosphere to burn up meteorites, and Earth's erosion and plate tectonics erase craters over time.

Earth Possesses Few Visible Craters While the Moon Possesses Many